We haven't changed artists. He's still with us.
A few of the scenes were colored and shaded by another artists, who has since left us, but our main artist from the beginning is still making all of the baseline stuff.
I think the art in the game is fantastic overall and am surprised if that first scene in the encounter is the same artist as it looks very different to me. I'm no expert though.
Anyways, hope I didn't sound too rude as it's just a small complaint about a game I think is shaping up really nicely. I've already played through what's available around a half dozen times over the past year or more (hard to remember how long it's been really) and am looking forward to it's completion.