Please fix female Au Ra mouth shape & lifeless expression [Graphics Update]

[SabrinaScribb1es]

Yeah, this is absolutely the case. I think the issue with lip shapes being different is one of the contributing factors, but I think probably the biggest thing that is causing the homogenization is how much rounder a lot of the female Au Ra faces are now. Faces 3 and 4 both got really rounded and smoothed out to the point of looking weirdly puffy, and it makes them look more similar to faces 1 and 2 - but people who have been using faces 3 and 4 like the way they look different from 1 and 2!

I'm sad to hear the homogenization issue is affecting other races as well

Not only did faces 3 and 4 become more rounded and smoothed out, but face 2 also lost some of its roundness and original shape. I created guidelines going to the edges of my Au Ra's 6.0 face, then copied and pasted the same guidelines onto her 7.0 face. You can see that in 7.0, her entire head has actually become wider, which makes the rest of her facial features look weirdly small. And if you look at where I have outlined the 3/4s angle of my Au Ra, you can see how the shape of her face has been changed to make the transition between her cheeks and chin smoother. The chin and the top of her cheeks no longer 'poke out' as much, because the bottom of her cheek has been filled in. This takes away from the original puffy/chubby cheek look because there's no longer a clear separation between the end of the cheek and the begining of the chin. The combination of the smoother jawline combined with the wider head makes her lose a lot of her original soft and round "baby-faced" look, and that's not even mentioning the change in the shape of her nose and lips. I chose this face because it was refreshing and exciting to see a face-shape somewhat similar to my IRL face, but now it no longer has that same appeal. I feel like all 4 faces have been homogenized in both the actual head/face shape and their facial features to make them all more "generally appealing," but the uniqueness of the different faces is big part of what gave the female Au Ra their charm.

[Taranok]

Not only did faces 3 and 4 become more rounded and smoothed out, but face 2 also lost some of its roundness and original shape. I created guidelines going to the edges of my Au Ra's 6.0 face, then copied and pasted the same guidelines onto her 7.0 face. You can see that in 7.0, her entire head has actually become wider, which makes the rest of her facial features look weirdly small. And if you look at where I have outlined the 3/4s angle of my Au Ra, you can see how the shape of her face has been changed to make the transition between her cheeks and chin smoother. The chin and the top of her cheeks no longer 'poke out' as much, because the bottom of her cheek has been filled in. This takes away from the original puffy/chubby cheek look because there's no longer a clear separation between the end of the cheek and the begining of the chin. The combination of the smoother jawline combined with the wider head makes her lose a lot of her original soft and round "baby-faced" look, and that's not even mentioning the change in the shape of her nose and lips. I chose this face because it was refreshing and exciting to see a face-shape somewhat similar to my IRL face, but now it no longer has that same appeal. I feel like all 4 faces have been homogenized in both the actual head/face shape and their facial features to make them all more "generally appealing," but the uniqueness of the different faces is big part of what gave the female Au Ra their charm.

This is rather informative. I noticed that face 4 au ra females also had wider faces. The lips, oddly, did not look to be smaller, but the lip to face width ratio definitely put lips on the smaller end, giving them the appearance of being smaller despite not being smaller. In effect, it feels like face 4 especially made au ra look like japanese dolls. Complete with dimples from perennially pursed lips.



Also, should draw special attention to how