Now, about artwork...
@Jorja
don't take criticism like a personal attack!
Is not trolling, guys/gals are just giving opinions based on personal taste... which is pretty much what you do with your mod
I haven't tried it, because redheads aren't my kink, and while I absolutely love all the tattoos and other details (the "Sissy Ranch" just killed me), I don't want every single character look the same.
I understand that Hiro can get all slutty and bitchy, because the game choices and options allow so, but the other characters are set and I don't see why they would look the same.
Also,
@random.guy gave a perfect explanation about constrast, brightness and details.
Making everything "shinier" detracts from other things. It's not uncommon to see a perfectly defined figure, with a blurry, more dull background.
The basic game looks fine. It's a matter of personal taste if you or others prefer a more "glittery" version.
Personally, I prefer the basic version, because as the game goes, I can see how the character changes (i.e, going from basic attire to prostitute for example, or getting make-up), oppossed to have a slutty Hiro from the beginning.
Ideally, I'd love to have a in-game version in which you get all the sluttifying options (for example, a tattoo parlor, hair dyes, etc. Even better -and personal taste- getting changed by game events, like Urka's bad end -which changes your name-)
Now, all this doesn't means I'm bashing you and your mod!
As you said, you're just sharing the results of your personal preferences, for those that want it (and share similar things), that's pretty cool.
Just don't get upset when someone doesn't shares the same tastes, they're just throwing out opinions.
I haven't seen one wrong comment about your mod. Most are right, about some things being very bright, or too defined.
And still doesn't means your mod is bad, or
you are wrong.
And... in spite of all the arguing about brightness, contrast, what's correct to do, and what some prefer... this doesn't means Alis is actually aplying it, or at least not in purpose.
Some pictures would benefit from some dulling (for example, the Mermaid is quite bright in colors, and she gets lost with all the colors of her background -I'm talking about the original-)
And it's also very obvious how Alis is getting better (she also got a Cintic tablet, that changes a lot for illustrators).
Look at Urka's new Doggy pic, and compare it with the centaur pic (which it's f**ed up in practically every sense, I friggin hate it) and you'll see the difference in colors and detail.