This new style of yours puts a strong emphasis on volume, so maybe you could use a name based on that aspect

You've definitely used the term "comic" a few times before both in-stream and even in this post, but I suppose that could get confusing with an "art style" vs "format" question.

Yeah, my main concern is that when I start my comic it wont be in "comic style", which may end up being extremely confusing.

Ah, that's definitely a fair point!

I get heavy "comic book style" vibes from these pieces, because they contain two things that are common in that style: heavy lines, and saturated colors. Maybe just qualify it like "comic illustration style"?

This, a good idea to consider!

"Comicbook", perhaps? (as opposed to a "webcomic" that you'll be making eventually)

Will def give this a ponder!

It seems to me that one of the characteristics of that style is high saturation/contrast. The colors are intense, separated by lines rather than blended together.

Is it too simplifying to just refer to it as a "standard style"?

It's gorgeous, but maybe you don't need to label it just yet?? Give it time to form...

The only reason it needs some label is to keep commission forms understandable / simple to read. I have two fully refined styles of which the other one is "painting".

Neothetan Comic-cel?

What should this new style be called? Yours! Heh!

I'm not too into this term myself, but I've seen artists call that a "fully rendered" piece, which shouldn't give you any trouble unless you do 3D modeling of some sort.

But even so, I think as long as you include an example or two, you should be fine.

Additionally, you could say cartoon. It may not be what people normally envision with the word, but it's easier to differentiate when someone's thinking between a painted style with paintbrush strokes versus a cartoon one with hard lines.

Paintings are also fully rendered art pieces so it wouldn't help to distinct the two (that's the only reason I need some label, otherwise I wouldn't bother)

Also I personally think "rendered" for drawings sounds silly, we aren't machines calculating every photon ray.

Definitely digital from the list of choices on FA so maybe volume digital or something like that?

Unless it could be confused with other styles you offer, I'd just call it shaded lineart.

When My first thoughts on seeing it is "illustrative."
It lends itself very well to popping the characters out of the scene while not ignoring the background. You can flex how you handle the lines to help mesh the two together better when its important like in the second example.

I don't feel like it really needs a name to be perfectly honest.

I think you could call your former cel-shaded style "illustration," or "illustrative style," and keep the name for the "painting" style.

"Comic illustration style" is okay but I think it's just a little wordier than it needs to be? And it may imply that it's meant to accompany a narrative story, which isn't the case here.

Imo, "illustration" already has a connotation of linework or other bold choices that aren't necessarily true-to-life. Professional illustrators very often have comic-like, cartoonized or otherwise bold artstyles. They're associated more often with narrative art like comics, children's books, editorial illustrations, etc. Whereas the word painting implies reality, precision, rendering, and fine art.

The difference between painting/illustration isn't actually defined by style ofc. Technically everything you do on commission is illustration. But there's a connotation you could take advantage of.

Also note, I went to art school so idk if your commissioners would have the same interpretation... it might be worth asking around to see if it would stick without the word "comic."

I call a similar thing "Painted Shades" which differentiates itself from painterly, because you still use lineart in it.