Character graphical changes are NOT in an acceptable state, please make it optional

[Evergrey]

I've tried something to illustrate why for some people certain changes may completely alter a character's perceived personality and why people like me are unhappy about it.

I hope with this I can communicate a bit better how some of the changes feel to me (and perhaps to some other people) and why something seemingly small like resculpting a mouth can be "such a big deal" and lead to people saying "this looks like a different person".

I have drawn two pictures of my EW char and my DT char (full disclosure, I traced it and just stylised her features):

The goal was not to 1:1 trace her features and accurately document the differences (I've done that here).
It was to depict how I would interpret, capture and stylise her personality if someone asked me to draw the character in the respective screenshot.

It's about the vibe/feeling/emotion I get when looking at the EW and the DT models.
That's why her features are exaggerated to be more stern/cute.

For others who haven't looked at a character for x amount of time the changes are slim, maybe some even unoticable unless pointed out.
But to those who have, like yourself, even the smallest of change can change the feeling of a character drastically.

Just like looking yourself in a mirror daily. You know how you look.
But when you see yourself in a photo you might notice how different it feels for some reason.
And that's because no face is perfectly symetrical so looking at yourself from how others see you and not through a mirror your brain picks up those small differences.
Same principle here.
Ofc, some changes has been more drastic than others.

[Ayase07]

I'm Japanese and I'm using a translation tool to post this, so I apologize for the unnatural language.





▼ Face lines appear blurred.

The first thing I thought was the shade of the contour around the chin.
I thought that the three-dimensional effect of the shadows was not well expressed here, so there was no sense of definition. This may also be true for other species.


▼ Nose shadow is too dark.

This could be thinned a bit to lessen the stage makeup look.


▼ Strong shadow expression of grooves and depressions extending diagonally from the bottom of the eye socket to the cheeks.

It's similar to the nose shadow I mentioned above, but I think the Golgo 13-like lines are overemphasized.


▼ Eyelines are too thick (especially the bottom)

On the right are the eyes of 1 Face for comparison.
Face 5 originally had the expression of the surrounding eyeliner. However, I think the brownish color that was drawn was changed to a blackish color. Colors that blend well with the skin, such as red and orange, look natural.
I think the shadow of the expression of eyelid thickness and the color of the black-based eyeliner have combined to make it look like the enclosing makeup that made the entire eye area black a long time ago.


▼ Eyelid Expression

The double lines that were drawn appear to be gone. There is also not much blurring of the eyehall.
I think this is the cause of the unnatural and nondescript look when the eyes are closed.


▼ Proposals based on the above

It is not a perfect ideal form, but we have provided an additional image for reference.


I would love to have a false eyelight that doesn't disappear even with bangs, a lip gloss that is a shade, a skin expression that doesn't look like freckles, and a sexy mole that doesn't look like a sticker...