Breton and Nord races only so far

About this image

About The People:

The faces I am creating are in first place meant to be interesting and hopefully unique. If they are pretty or not is second to that, especially since beauty is in the eye of the beholder and everyone has different tastes. My main goal is to stay away from conventional, classical beauty standards. The ideal female face is supposed to be oval shaped (and if the faces aren't, then hairstyles and contouring are used to make them look like it), with ideal eye, mouth and nose shapes. What this amounts to in practice is an overabundance of very similar faces with differences being only in coloring, makeup and some minor flaws (if allowed).

Diversity is the key and I'm trying to throw in as many shapes and unique features as possible! Funny thing, it is actually much harder to create less "prettied up" faces, especially if they shouldn't end up cartoonish looking. I'm in the middle of reinstalling Skyrim with all the mods I want to have this time around and the Eyes of Beauty has not made it yet into the list when inspiration struck, so I was a bit limited here.

Let me know, how well I did, because constructive criticism helps! (If you aren't sure what constructive criticism is, then please don't post anything.)

About Pictures:

No ENB
I'm using my own version of Real Girls (still alpha version) + Mature Skin
age maps + Specaular maps from Total Character Makeover
KS hairdo's + Salt & Wind
A lot of different makeup/skin flaw mods

Disclaimer:

None of my presets were made from photos of real people or using presets from other authors, but it may be, that some will remind you of somebody, as coincidences happen and I have been seeking some inspiration from real life. Just ideas on different shapes, features, rations - none of the faces have been made to specifically depict anyone, be it living or dead.