Remember though, there's no competition. Let it be your or others don't go with the credibility that someone out there has an arms race going on, just be yourself dude. You have your own unique artstyle and way of expressing things. Important to also bring simple posture towards yourself and shared across.
Stay poised dude. :^)
Dungeonation
Your art is really good and so is your character design, what you need now is some kinda focus that gives an audience an “in” - why should I get invested in your characters? For some the answer is a comic or story, for others it’s sex appeal, or a game. Or is it just as simple as art that feels good to look at, “Life is Good” style, that conveys a lot at just the initial glance? (For example: https://x.com/bispau/status/1685332921073225728)
I look forward to seeing what your answer is, because I want to be more invested in your work, I really like what I’ve seen! I think you just need to simplify your focus before making the story complex, it just seems a bit hard to get into the lore of your characters at cursory glance.
Smugarug
I've really been struggling with a hook that I myself would want to see from original content. In terms of focus, I've actually been drawn to a lot of media that's taken influence from other sources. This should be immediate proof that I'm a Warhammer guy.
But at the same time, the older I get, the more I realize that I can't just slap in anything willy-nilly without much substance and expect it to work. But at the same time, I realize I haven't been as "engrossed" in certain aspects of sci-fi and fantasy as I COULD have been. AKA "Hey I think Space Marines are kinda lame." But I definitely want to discuss this further, just not on NG messages.