>>9639635>I don't like the bratz proportions at all (but the designs were always interesting to me otherwise)Monster High don’t have Bratz proportions at all, their heads and feet aren’t nearly as huge also they have separate feet and shoes, not shoes attached to their feet like Bratz do..
>Making her "kinder" looking is totally understandable expressionwise., but the lack of depth in the lips twotoned effect, the paintapps being less harsh in the eyes, black stitching and softer eyebrows do feel like a step back.I don’t think original Frankie looks mean. I never got that complaint anyway, Monster High dolls are fierce and dramatic and bold and that’s why they got so popular in the first place.
>If they kept the look the same but made her smile a bit more and have her eyes a bit more open/dilated it would have the same effect while keeping the soul alive.Is this part of the difference in how men and women like dolls?
When the monster high and ever after high dolls got redesigned to look “friendlier” and smile more in 2016 they looked really creepy to me. I (and most girls and women in the fanbase) prefer the more neutral expression because it makes the dolls more versatile for photography, and yet many guys I’ve talked with seem to think the opposite, that the neutral expression makes the doll look like a “bitchy mean girl” or cold or something,
I don’t want dolls to look like they’re alive or have “soul” because they’re stylized simplified depictions of a humanoid form, adding more detail than is necessary quickly put them in “uncanny valley” territory.
But if you like more anime styled proportions, you might like the monster high anime web series designs (pic related). And in fact, Mattel was going to make molded plastic figures of the anime designs of Frankie and Lala but there was not enough demand so they were canceled.
