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I was reminded to post the very early wip of the fennec fox. As you can probably see, it was built the same time as the red ones that we released a while back.
Ive only just gotten to touch on texturing them. I added one of the red fox textures to the top and found it works rather well XD so we may offer the fennec in “red fox” versions, for those wanting an even smaller snouted and large eared red. This head will also possibly come with the feral fox pack.
We are also debating eye size for this one. Due to how little the face is in general, I am considering if the eyes should be sized down a bit. If you wish input into if we should or not, please say now so we can edit it before I texture :)
I have no release date for these yet, but in the near future
Ive only just gotten to touch on texturing them. I added one of the red fox textures to the top and found it works rather well XD so we may offer the fennec in “red fox” versions, for those wanting an even smaller snouted and large eared red. This head will also possibly come with the feral fox pack.
We are also debating eye size for this one. Due to how little the face is in general, I am considering if the eyes should be sized down a bit. If you wish input into if we should or not, please say now so we can edit it before I texture :)
I have no release date for these yet, but in the near future
Category Other / All
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Size 553 x 900px
File Size 284.3 kB
I'd definitely tone the eyes down a bit.
Also, while vertical pupils in foxes are "correct", they are in my opinion distracting. Facial expressions don't read as well when something unusual is involved, and the eyes are in my opinion over-the-top enough to interfere with the "gestalt" of the face. It's probably a lot of work to cut down on the eye size, but it may be worth it.
Can you offer alternative conventional eye-textures for folks who don't want the vertical pupil, perhaps through the HUD?
Another personal preference would be to sharpen the muzzle a bit. There is a bit of a flare on the upper jaw to either side of the nose, and my feedback would be to tone that flare down quite a bit for the fennec. It would help differentiate it from being "just a small fox". The side profile is just fine, it's the front profile and overhead profile that seem a little awkward.
FYI, I currently use the Curious ringtail as a fennec (with a simple tail change it makes a good fox), but it too has eyes that are IMHO too large. I'm always looking for good fox AVs, but as the story goes, nothing's ever 100% what I envision. That's the trouble with Second Life; it's so adaptable that things that would be totally ignored anywhere else suddenly loom large. Getting something 90% true-to-vision is more frustrating than 70%, because you know that the goal is actually within reach. Argh!
Thanks much!
Also, while vertical pupils in foxes are "correct", they are in my opinion distracting. Facial expressions don't read as well when something unusual is involved, and the eyes are in my opinion over-the-top enough to interfere with the "gestalt" of the face. It's probably a lot of work to cut down on the eye size, but it may be worth it.
Can you offer alternative conventional eye-textures for folks who don't want the vertical pupil, perhaps through the HUD?
Another personal preference would be to sharpen the muzzle a bit. There is a bit of a flare on the upper jaw to either side of the nose, and my feedback would be to tone that flare down quite a bit for the fennec. It would help differentiate it from being "just a small fox". The side profile is just fine, it's the front profile and overhead profile that seem a little awkward.
FYI, I currently use the Curious ringtail as a fennec (with a simple tail change it makes a good fox), but it too has eyes that are IMHO too large. I'm always looking for good fox AVs, but as the story goes, nothing's ever 100% what I envision. That's the trouble with Second Life; it's so adaptable that things that would be totally ignored anywhere else suddenly loom large. Getting something 90% true-to-vision is more frustrating than 70%, because you know that the goal is actually within reach. Argh!
Thanks much!
With the nose flare, the normal foxes actually dont have it with our avs, this was added after much looking at fennec foxes. They have a rather weird head shape and thats why we added it http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296.....da92e73a8a.jpg
The eyes will offer round pupils as well, and the ability to change the size of the dialation aswell :)
The eyes will offer round pupils as well, and the ability to change the size of the dialation aswell :)
ohhh please keep the big eyes, it makes them look cuter! X3 Plus I love exaggeration based on the original creature, and they already have pretty goddamned big eyes! (I mean... this is probably the breed of fox that the fox in the chihuahua was bred from. XD)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296.....da92e73a8a.jpg
The eyes are currently only a tad bigger than they are on the actual creature. X3
BUT ALSO OMFG YAY EARS FOX. lol.
An awesome recolor option would be a bat-eared fox:
http://www.zoofari.net/shop/image/B....._eared_fox.jpg
or a Blandford's fox:
http://www.caninest.com/images/blanfords-fox.jpg
Since they all have similar body structures and gimoungous ears. ALSO A BLANDFORD'S FOX IS A SCRIBBLES!! :P
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296.....da92e73a8a.jpg
The eyes are currently only a tad bigger than they are on the actual creature. X3
BUT ALSO OMFG YAY EARS FOX. lol.
An awesome recolor option would be a bat-eared fox:
http://www.zoofari.net/shop/image/B....._eared_fox.jpg
or a Blandford's fox:
http://www.caninest.com/images/blanfords-fox.jpg
Since they all have similar body structures and gimoungous ears. ALSO A BLANDFORD'S FOX IS A SCRIBBLES!! :P
I wouldn't do it much, but I'm with people on the ears too big. However they aren't big enough to make it not look like a fennec with the rest of the body.
I'd make the eyes smaller as you said. Mostly because of how far they reach back on the head length wise. The height seems to suit the avatar well though :). One the width of the iris and the in general is fixed it should looks spot on as it were.
I'd make the eyes smaller as you said. Mostly because of how far they reach back on the head length wise. The height seems to suit the avatar well though :). One the width of the iris and the in general is fixed it should looks spot on as it were.
Based the ears off these guys http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048.....5d94497259.jpg XD they are hugeeeeeeee. Atleast with the ears you can size them down manually rather easily :)
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