I think it's the same artist, just the drawer has gotten better over time.
While I agree that the artist is the same, I don't agree that the comic style has improved. It actually has heavily degraded, and I say this as an artist and hobbyist writer myself, as well as having familiarity with industry illustrators and helping in their projects.
The new style definitely looks easier to do at a fast pace. However, when paired with the poor progression of the story and the drop in visual quality, personally I believe this work has reached it's dying state.
The original style utilised a brush with a softer edge and more apparent pen pressure. I am not too sure if the colors have changed a whole lot, but it also appeared softer and more polished, despite the linework having been more "sketchy". Those sketchy strokes actually give a much more fluid, natural, and dynamic appearance compared to what it is now.
Be it just the lines, or perhaps the colors too, the current style is hard edged, stiff, inorganic, appears rushed and disproportionate more-so than the beginning style. Facial expressions look more awkward and amateurish.
In a way, it's a bit ironic given the story too has become much more cliche, crude, and unpolished itself. Characters feel petty and 1 dimensional.
Either the creator(s) have lost passion, or have fallen into poor conditioning to make the story and visuals more "bombastic" rather than focusing on quality and intriguing developments and nuances.
To conclude, I believe the artist is the same, but their style, alongside the story quality, has heavily diminished.
Because they started to use a new drawing program and is getting used to it? There are a lot out there.
I'm guessing they have been using Clip Studio Paint, as it tends to be the standard for comics like this, allows 3d models in program, has an asset store, comic page layout features, page features in itself, etc. There's not a good reason to change. Other programs like PS and Procreate are good for illustrations, but not comic production. I don't think they changed programs, I think they just are putting less effort in.
dude if you’re an artist you know ppl just draw differently over time, nothings going to stay the same
I am very aware of this. I am simply pointing out that this “change” was either done by poor influence, or is simply the artist still having a mostly consistent style, but putting less effort in. I can tell in my own work when I do or don’t put effort in. I can tell when my peers do the same.
Either way, the artist has made a poor style change choice, or they just are not giving it the same effort as before. They had better anatomy and polish in early chapters. Now, while it may feel more “clean”, its far more stiff, crude, and awkward at times. I don’t know how it’s not clear that I was stating that yes, their style changed, and how that is the problem. That was the point of my entire argument.
art degradation usually happens from things like:
- managers & editors demanding too many changes on too tight of a schedule
- artist having health conditions
- artist losing passion
- assistants leaving the art team
- undesired program/supply changes
does anyone know if they changed the artist or if its js a diff style???