Dawntrail character graphics update - opinions, requests and discussion megathread

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This is super late but I wanted to make a comparison of my character as well.

It's Au Ra(f) Face 4. I miss her a lot.

I'm most annoyed by her mouth area so I focused on that.

Face 4's change to the eyes (bigger pupils, less intense stare) bothers me as well but I didn't have time to make an in-depth comparison of them.

I think other people have pointed this problem out before though so I hope it gets taken into account.

I compared the DT model to the original EW model as well as to an edit of the DT model where I tried to paint the old mouth back in as well as I could.
(Unfortunately I don't have pictures of my EW and DT char in the exact same situation so I wanted to make this extra comparison.)

The edited one is not a perfect comparison (I didn't get the upper lip right 1:1, sorry ) but I hope it can still demonstrate the key differences.

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Baseline




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In the one below I made a "compromise" regarding her jaw to adjust the balance of the proportions to the new DT model.
(The lips are the same as in the other edit.)
It's less puffed up, like in EW, but the face has the same length as in DT (the EW one is slightly shortened).

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Comparison

In DT her cheeks are more puffy. The shadows at the corners of her lips are more pronounced, adding to the puffed up look.

To me she looks like she has a constant subtle "Hmpf"-expression.
She looks more "mildly displeased" than "fierce/piercing".

The lips are also a lot more curvy in every aspect: the philtrum, the shapes of the upper and lower lip, as well as the line where the upper and the lower lip meet.
(See gifs below for detailed demonstrations.)


(This is the most flattering lighting btw. It reduces the puffiness as much as possible, and yet you can still see it. In other lighting situations it is much more pronounced.)


Original EW vs. DT

(Ignore the DT eyebrows. I changed them after launch so they can't be compared to the EW eyebrows but I only noticed this after I was done with my editing. orz)












DT vs. Edit