Gadget

Hello everyone, for the last few years I've been designing a competitive two-player wargame set in a steampunk fantasy world populated by talking animals. The game was mostly inspired by Warmachine/Hordes and is a culmination of my experiences from playing miniatures games competitively for nearly a decade. I showed off the game at a game designer event last weekend named Protospiel, and it received praise from publishers and playtesters for its unique theme and simple but deep ruleset. The game is planned to have acrylic or thick cardboard cutouts mounted on a base, and fit a niche scale between a skirmish and a full wargame (units are typically between 1-6 figures) It was also considered to be an ideal entry-level game into the genre and for parents who wish to play a wargame with their kids but still wanted a game that was deep enough for experienced players. Unfortunately, I have a difficult decision to make for the game's art direction. Which I've attached as a photo and would like your opinion on which you feel would be the most suitable. Note that although the characters are cute and expressive, the overarching story is meant to be taken seriously and is oftentimes quite dark. I'm looking for opinions on which would be the people's preference of the two styles, IGNORING that Style 1 is only sketched at the moment. Style 1: Anthro style inspired by Zootopia. The benefits of this style over style 2 are that it may attract furries as a potential market but isn't furry enough that it alienates those who aren't. The environments are simpler to design, as not everything has to be designed for four-legged animals like in style 2. The characters are easier to pose and are better suited for fitting on a circle base if they are plastic miniatures, but also can have a greater variety of poses if they are illustrated. It is however much less original and would require me to scrap the original art, though this is the sunk cost fallacy. Style 2: The protagonist species are inspired by ponies, but designed to look more like steampunk goats. However, this does mean that almost everyone who looks at them draws the comparison and may either think that they're cute and interesting or dismiss it because of the resemblance. In this art style the creatures' cities, weaponry, and furniture are all specially designed for four legged animals, creating a unique looking fantasy world. There are a few problems though, such as the characters needing a short ranged telekinesis to be able to manipulate tools and objects (no hands) and their poses are limited, too wide and the cutout won't fit on a base and if I went with plastic miniatures they may have a hard time fitting on the base. I would greatly appreciate any and all comments and what your preference would be between style 1 and style 2. Please vote here: http://www.poll-maker.com/poll749445x13ec4C08-30

Hello everyone. I am an aspiring tabletop game designer and author, and have been working on a miniatures game and novel featuring pony inspired characters set in a steampunk fantasy universe for a number of years now. I am hoping to (assuming I make enough progress before November) show the game at Salvagecon this year. However, I am in need of an artist to commission. I'm most interested in an artist to sketch and an artist to color. There are some restrictions however: I require the artist to be able to draw in a similar style to the works I have already received so that any new pictures I commission don't clash with the style of pictures I have previously received (For those who were wondering my former primary artist was Chingilin from DA but he decided to leave the project for the foreseeable future because of personal reasons about his development as an artist and likely because of time constraints with university, we left on good terms). Here are some examples of fully inked and coloured pictures I have received, Chingilin did the sketches, Evka94 did the inks, and nabesiki (who has sadly disappeared for the last month) did the coloring: imgur.com/a/6VZmQ (I've put a few pics in this post as well, shrunk so they can fit) Since I mostly require sketches and coloring (I have someone to ink them for me), here are some examples of the character sketches: imgur.com/rFMAjjQ,BN09JJl,JIe5… For those who are interested, here is a link to the rulebook and lore for the project (I am currently working to make the ruleset feel less similar to other games in the genre, the rules are 15 pages, the rest is lore https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-UEXuOc2CUNLU1LUmxDYnhEWWs/view?usp=sharing) If you're an artist or you may know an artist that is open for commissions that would be suitable for this project please leave a post in this thread, PM me, or contact me on deviantart (gadgetsteamhoof.deviantart.com)

Hello everyone. I am an aspiring tabletop game designer and author, and have been working on a miniatures game and novel featuring pony inspired characters set in a steampunk fantasy universe for a number of years now. I am hoping to (assuming I make enough progress before November) show the game at Salvagecon this year. However, I am in need of an artist to commission. I'm most interested in an artist to sketch and an artist to color. There are some restrictions however: I require the artist to be able to draw in a similar style to the works I have already received so that any new pictures I commission don't clash with the style of pictures I have previously received (For those who were wondering my former primary artist was Chingilin from DA but he decided to leave the project for the foreseeable future because of personal reasons about his development as an artist and likely because of time constraints with university, we left on good terms). Here are some examples of fully inked and coloured pictures I have received, Chingilin did the sketches, Evka94 did the inks, and nabesiki (who has sadly disappeared for the last month) did the coloring: imgur.com/a/6VZmQ (I've put a few pics in this post as well, shrunk so they can fit) Since I mostly require sketches and coloring (I have someone to ink them for me), here are some examples of the character sketches: imgur.com/rFMAjjQ,BN09JJl,JIe5… For those who are interested, here is a link to the rulebook and lore for the project (I am currently working to make the ruleset feel less similar to other games in the genre, the rules are 15 pages, the rest is lore https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-UEXuOc2CUNLU1LUmxDYnhEWWs/view?usp=sharing) If you're an artist or you may know an artist that is open for commissions that would be suitable for this project please leave a post in this thread, PM me, or contact me on deviantart (gadgetsteamhoof.deviantart.com)