Does my avatar look like Asian?

[yamata2018]

As the title says

[LittleMe Jewell]

Not to me

[Rowan Amore]

Nope, not to me.

[Claireschen Hesten]

Nope, it looks more like a western teenage girl or boy to me with a bit of facial hair judging by the chin shading

[Rowan Amore]

7 minutes ago, Claireschen Hesten said:

Nope, it looks more like a western teenage girl or boy to me with a bit of facial hair judging by the chin shading

I thought that too about the chin shading but it might just be because of the lack of chin.

[Syo Emerald]

24 minutes ago, Claireschen Hesten said:

judging by the chin shading

Chin shading? This avatar has no chin at all. That looks like pulling all chin related sliders close to zero.

[Marianne Little]

Harsh truth, but it is a lot of asian shapes to buy. I think starting with a premade shape and tweak it a bit, would be the best.

[Fritigern Gothly]

No offense, but your avie looks like Kate Micucci (fig. 1) to me, and she is of Italian descent.

In order to give your avatar a more Asian look, i would do the following:

• First of all, give yourself your chin back, don't be afraid to make the jaw a little more square.
• Then move the mouth up so that it sits in the middle between the tip of your nose and the tip of your chin.
• Next pay attention to the cheekbones, move them way up, but not so much that it looks ridiculous (you will know when)
• Eyes are also important, turn the inner corner down a bit and the outer corner up, don't overdo it, you are creating an Asian look, not a caricature 🙂
• Also important for the Asian look is the so-called epicanthic fold, or eyelid fold, Asians have quite large eyelid folds (have a look at Google to see what I mean)
• Adding/increasing this fold can make your eyes look too closed, so adjust the eye bags until the eyes no longer look like you are squinting.

Note that this is just a start, there are many more tweaks that you could make, but this should help you on your way.

Fig 1: Kate Micucci

[yamata2018]

How about this?

[Alwin Alcott]

49 minutes ago, yamata2018 said:

How about this?

when you don't have plans to change your shape drasticly you won't get a lot more asian.

Edited September 27, 2020 by Alwin Alcott

[Fritigern Gothly]

1 hour ago, yamata2018 said:

How about this?

 

I'm afraid I don't see much difference.

 

[Marianne Little]

The area around the eyes look better. Or is it a skin change?

I can not see you changed much with the small chin and the very low mouth.

[Syo Emerald]

The angle of the picture makes it difficult to see a difference. Your avatar is looking down. And...is that one of those old school facelights?

[Lillith Hapmouche]

Nicely put: Who ate your chin and the rest of the jawline?

For an anime head, it's still too human. For a human, it's... well, do you own a mirror? 

What head is that anyway? I'm almost inclined to bet on the plain, old system one.

[AdminGirl]

@yamata2018 Maybe refer to other avis that are asian looking and use them as guides for your shape. If you don't find any inworld, look for ads from stores that sell asian stuff and take a look at their models.

[Rowan Amore]

22 hours ago, yamata2018 said:

As the title says

 

On 9/18/2020 at 3:03 AM, yamata2018 said:

Blonde hair

 

On 9/14/2020 at 6:51 AM, yamata2018 said:

Hello. This is my first post on this forum

The last pic, your first post on the forums, looks more Asian than the others.  The middle pic looks as if your made major changes to your jawline as it's far too narrow.  The most recent pic that you posted in this thread looks as if you tried making some correction on the jawline/chin but ended up losing it completely.  

It's always a good idea to make copies of your shape before starting to edit and name them something like Shape for Editing and DO NOT EDIT just to make it easier to go back.

The following is obviously a skin made for a mesh head but the shape should help.

Edited September 27, 2020 by RowanMinx

[Marianne Little]

3 hours ago, Lillith Hapmouche said:

What head is that anyway? I'm almost inclined to bet on the plain, old system one.

The shading around the nose makes me say it is a system head.

[Elora Lunasea]

Buy Lelutka's Ryn head instead of struggling.

I managed to do a very good Asian look on one of my alts but once Ryn came out I jumped on board. 

Also, the applier you use will help too. Plenty of Asian styles out there; and remember "Asian" can mean many things so figure out what you want to achieve. Chinese does not look like Japanese for instance. You need to pay attention to the difference in facial features.

 

[Kitteh Whiskers]

This is my avatar. I used Lelutka Ryn and Pepe skins Miu to get this look. There's sooooo many ways you can get a true asian look. You just need to be patient and look around. 

[Yuumo Ichibara]

15 hours ago, Elora Lunasea said:

Buy Lelutka's Ryn head instead of struggling.

I managed to do a very good Asian look on one of my alts but once Ryn came out I jumped on board. 

Also, the applier you use will help too. Plenty of Asian styles out there; and remember "Asian" can mean many things so figure out what you want to achieve. Chinese does not look like Japanese for instance. You need to pay attention to the difference in facial features.

 

Same! I ditched my Eurasian-looking duck-faced Catya for LeLutka Ryn when I saw how gorgeous and sublime (wow lol) its male counterpart Kane looked on my husband. It looks close-to-my-RL-face-realistic and well, “Asian” right out of the box leaning toward Japanese and Chinese features. Just a few nips and tucks and you are good to go. You can even slap some Nordic or African skin appliers on top of it and it would still look mixed Asian lol

I also have GENUS Strong and Baby Face. Of all the heads I tried and own, with the right skin I find that they lend a very distinct Korean “Gangnam Unnie” impression to faces which is not surprising why many “kawaii” and hallyu-themed brands design skins for them exclusively so buying them is a wise investment to make if you are into more Korean looks. I rarely use them though because the eyes make me look like Linda Blair in The Exorcist trying to pull off an ahegao lol

For skins: Before I got mesh-ed, I wore Sayuri by Tuli Asturias for almost a decade. It is the most beautiful and natural Japanese-inspired skin for the classic avatar in my opinion. These days, Bold & Beauty, Boataom, IT Girls, Not Found, and Pepe carry some of my favorite Asian looking skins. For BOM makeup, MUDSKIN is still number one. You can never go wrong with them seriously, and while you are at their store, check out MONSO which is right outside for some hairstyles to polish your look. Another place of interest is **DP**Yumyum which carries all my favorite hairstyles since 2010. Hair also plays a major factor to overall appearance and it could either highlight or downplay ethnic features you are trying to convey. I am going to be frank and tell you upfront that it is not easy to make a passable Asian AV with just the system basics but I say go on a demo spree and really take your time trying out combinations of head / shape + skin + hair until you achieve a look that you can be happy, or at least reasonably content with.

Edited September 28, 2020 by Yuumo Ichibara

[Lillith Hapmouche]

17 minutes ago, Yuumo Ichibara said:

Before I got mesh-ed, I wore Sayuri by Tuli Asturias for almost a decade

Out of curiosity: have you tried Sayuri on Ryn with the help of BOM?

The body skin quite likely runs into the fingers and toes UV mapping issue, which can be adressed with blender tattoo layers to cover up the old texture. Nothing perfect, but worth a try.

EDIT: Oh, Tuli does have various body appliers. Just saw them on the Marketplace.

Edited September 28, 2020 by Lillith Hapmouche

[shiviex]

On 9/26/2020 at 8:26 PM, yamata2018 said:

As the title says

As an asian myself and having an asian avatar, its definitely not an asian look. I dunno about system heads but I believe any mesh head(I am talking about lelu, catwa and genus here) can be used to achieve an asian look. 

 

[Waiomao]

Aloha Yamata2018. A LOT depends on what specific ethnicity you would like your avatar to mimic. For example, Russia, India, and Viet Nam are all Asian, but people look very different. Maybe your avatar looks hapa (mixed race). Look through mesh head shapes; you will find many that approximate an ethnicity. Once you have that head and shape you can edit the shape to personalize it. Genesis, Lelutka, and Vista all do heads with nice Asian shape options. Good luck!

[yamata2018]

I hope this one is better

Edit: The attachment upload failed, so I am posting the picture here

https://imgur.com/a/KhKKGxu

Edited September 29, 2020 by yamata2018

[elise Voxel]

11 minutes ago, yamata2018 said:

I hope this one is better

Edit: The attachment upload failed, so I am posting the picture here

https://imgur.com/a/KhKKGxu

Hmmm... to me, it looks less East Asian than before. Like everyone else is saying, the skin used makes a huge difference.

Good luck finding the perfect look!

 

Edited September 29, 2020 by SassySam87