Greetings!
I hope my reply does not come across as overly direct either.
Essentially, you are asking me to confirm that no generative AI was used for the artwork.
I have addressed similar questions before, and the store page itself also explicitly states that the artwork is not AI-generated.
Rather than simply repeating that confirmation, though, I think it would be more useful to explain what that statement is based on:
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The majority of the artwork in the game was commissioned directly from a freelance illustrator whose publicly available portfolio extends back several years. They also have an extensive history of completed commissions and consistently positive feedback from previous and returning clients.
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For every commissioned piece, including variations that were ultimately not used, I received the original PSD files. These are not flattened images placed inside PSD documents. They contain meaningful and organized layers separating elements such as linework, coloring, shading, lighting, effects, backgrounds, and other stages of the artwork’s construction.
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I received drafts throughout the commissioning process rather than only receiving the final illustrations. A number of these drafts have also been shared publicly through development logs and the Tumblr page.
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Process recordings show the artwork developing from pose guides and linework through flat colors, shading, highlights, and final rendering. One such recording was publicly posted only recently (on Tumblr), entirely independently of these concerns, and I have additional process recordings stored privately.
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I also asked the illustrator directly, well before this comment, whether generative AI had been used in the creation of the artwork. They explicitly confirmed that it had not.
I cannot provide a detailed technical explanation for every brush stroke or rendering decision, as I was not the illustrator responsible for these pieces.
What I can provide is the documentation, work-in-progress material, source files, and process evidence upon which my confidence in that statement is based.
If your concern is based on something more concrete than certain aspects simply “feeling off,” please feel free to provide the specific basis for that concern.
If you would prefer to discuss the matter directly, and this applies equally to anyone else with similar concerns, you are also welcome to contact me at tomyself.works@gmail.com
Warm regards!