we've been looking primarily at comic styles so far, here's a sample with different artists' portraits scrolling past just for us to take a look:
The reason this more painterly approach was posted here is because we hadn't considered anything like it 'till yesterday.
Since we have a big rift, i'll respond to each in turn:
B.O.B. - what is it about the style that you think works, why must it stay that way, and is more comic-booky a better way to go?
Atnas - Your position is clear
Sharpm - we do have doors and windows, but everything takes time to put in so when they aren't needed for a swatch, they aren't present.
misaligned here, but proof of existence.
You have a gift for
hyperboles, but your post leaves no questions as to your stance.
Eck - your stance is also clear, but I'd love to know
why you disagree?
Terley - you mention workload, but these portraits are far far easier for me to complete then the generic anime, because I don't draw anime much (and i paint all the time). If they were made more cartoony, it wouldn't be "for myself," it would be for the audience. Does that change your stance, or is there still too much of a jump?
Fil is perfectly ambivalent, and I'm not willing to take a stance quite yet.