Mesh head for feminine male avatar with Maitreya body

[ayamashi]

I want to create a male avi with maitreya body + v tech chest mod, but I have been having issues with which head would be the best. 

I have kemono but I don't really like how childish it looks. 

 

I have tried catwa, laq, genus female heads, got some skins and modified the shape to get a more male look, but I wasn't completely satisfied with the look. 

I never tried male heads, as I don't want a typical male look, aiming for something feminine. 

Anyone here who has a male avi possibly with maitreya and v tech mod can give me some tips. 

 

Thanks! 

[Mollymews]

for a more boy look then it has a whole lot to do with how the hair is cut and styled.  Suggest that you get some boy hair demoes from shops like Dura and see what you think

edit ps: boy hair also meaning unisex cut and styles

Edited November 22, 2019 by Mollymews

[Kazuki Darkfold]

I just recently finished putting together my avatar using Maitreya with V-tech mod.  I wanted a more feminine look and went with a female head that I thought looked like it could be more masculine if wanted. 

I went with Akeruka. This head to be exact. It works well for me. Though AK does have several heads and maybe there is something you may find to your liking. 

[Clover Jinx]

I think a lot is going to depend on the skin you want and which head is best suited for it. Also male heads may not fit the V-tech/Maitreya neck.

I've used Lelutka, Catwa and LAQ female heads for male AVs with V-tech/Maitreya, but more so for fantasy looks. Tonic heads may be suitable for feminine male shapes but I haven't tried those.

Start with a head that has something you like from the get-go (eyes, nose or mouth) and leave that bit unchanged, then keep playing with the sliders while wearing the demos (even the skin), you'll eventually find your look.

[Maitimo]

On 11/22/2019 at 1:30 AM, ayamashi said:

I want to create a male avi with maitreya body + v tech chest mod, but I have been having issues with which head would be the best. 

I have kemono but I don't really like how childish it looks. 

I have tried catwa, laq, genus female heads, got some skins and modified the shape to get a more male look, but I wasn't completely satisfied with the look. 

I never tried male heads, as I don't want a typical male look, aiming for something feminine. 

Anyone here who has a male avi possibly with maitreya and v tech mod can give me some tips. 

Thanks! 

I have a male avatar with Maitreya and V-tech, after trying a bunch of demos I settled on the Margeaux head from Catwa, mainly because it was the one most similar in shape to my previous male head. The shape is my own, again tweaked to get as close as possible to my previous look. What I particularly like about it is the strong jaw and prominent cheekbones; it's a very angular-looking head, in no way a "baby-face" look.

Here's how it looks with a male skin (this is Elias from Elysium, which to be fair does still look fairly feminine unless I add face & body hair):

And here's a femme skin (Stacy from Flamboyant Sweets):

(Elf ears are separate, not part of the Catwa head).

You won't be able to get a male head to fit Maitreya; the neck sizes are completely different. However the reverse is possible; Catwa have (three, I think) female heads with neck fits for male bodies.

For skins I use quite a few; Flamboyant and Pink Fuel for femme (Pink Fuel sells separate breast dehancer layers and boy chest layers to go over the breast area, they do not work with any other skins, Flamboyant skins are ready-made with flat chest). For male skins I use Elysium (no longer available except as ripped/stolen) and Plastik. Plastik is mainly fantasy skins but they do some in normal colours too, the faces are somewhat femme but the bodies are more muscular.  DNA male skins are also very femme but they are a bit meh - they are also Classic/Bakes-on-mesh only, no appliers. However, they are free in their store until the end of November (you need to join the L'Homme Magazine readers group to get them, the group is free to join and there's a group joiner in the DNA store).

Even with a femme skin, the Margeaux head doesn't look particularly child-like, although it helps that I'm 7' tall in SL - no-one's going to accuse me of being a child avatar at that height. I would probably have issues with that if I was 6' or under.

 

Edited November 24, 2019 by Matty Luminos