Poll: Male Model (Patreon)

Greetings!

There were a number of critiques of the original model for Tal'thelas, so I went back and made a large number of subtle changes to come up with an alternate one.

Now, this is an elf, so I want him to look somewhat feminine. As I said in the last update, I may create some characters with exaggerated masculine features in the future, but elves will not be among them. At the same time, though, I don't want him to actually look like a girl, or to occupy some uncanny space in between.

I've created a few renders that show off both the original model and the new one. In the pictures below, the first will be the original model and the next the new one:

Expressions:

Original:

Revised:

Shirtless:

Original:

Revised:

Omake from last week:

Original:

Revised:

So what do you guys think about the models? Do you like the original or revised more? Do you like neither, or do you like them about the same?

The differences are subtle, so if you really want to get into it, you may need to download the pics and flip between them on full screen (that's what I do). Also, I didn't change the eye color, which I probably will do on the final version. Finally, I didn't do a lot of postwork on them since they're just meant to show off the models, so you may see a couple of visual artifacts.

As an aside, do you guys like seeing in progress/behind the scenes stuff? I'm kinda afraid it will take away "the magic" if you see too much of it, but I can also appreciate that folks might want to see the creative process at work and perhaps have some influence on it. Let me know what you think.

Thank you for your support!