Oh my art style has been changed, like A LOT! I went through a lot of different phases based off stuff I was really reading around that time.
The biggest difference would definitely be how gritty the old style looked compared to the current one. Around this time I was heavily influenced by a lot of dark fantasy and seinen mangas (specifically Berserk and Vagabond). There were lots of hatching used and the style was leaning more towards that realism look.
My coloring at sometimes also felt a lot darker or flat so to speak. I also experimented with a lot of different coloring styles, as you can even see it in CH6 with some shots.
As time passed, the art style begin to change a lot as I begin reading a lot more shonen series and the art begin to become a lot more softer! The coloring also changed as well, becoming somewhat simple but still looking good.
and in some moments I return to the older art style but refine it!
Lastly, I truly believe CH10 is when I found my art style and CH11 is when I completed it. I started to read a lot of Seven Deadly Sins around this time so that's what my art style somewhat became with my own twist of course! I also started to use filters for my colored illustrations that make them look traditional, making it pop even more!
Ashi II's old design:
Ashi II in the current art style:
For my other series Twin Dragonslayers, there isn't much to explain since it shares the same current art style I have for Sagas!
