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About My Presets:

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.

Rissa:

Rissa used to tend her family's farm, but the sudden arrival of dragons has left both house and crops burned to ashes. She and her family had a stroke of luck and evaded a fiery death by visiting the markets of Whiterun to sell their wares. With their lives intact, yet little coin left, they try to make a living behind the city's strong walls. A deft hand at spinning yarns, weaving and tailoring clothes, Rissa has been able to find some work to support them all, until the dragon crisis gets averted and they'll be able to rebuild.

About Pictures:

No ENB (location uses Imagespace settings from Clockwork Castle for a more diffuse lighting)
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, ratios - none of the faces have been made to specifically depict anyone, be it living or dead.

Comments are appreciated!