Male & Female Blood Elf Artwork Revealed

Wandering about in Draenor in a new character model has been fun; unless you're a Blood Elf. Left out of the la mode circle of new textures and animations, the trendy elves of the Horde finally arrive fashionably late with custom models of their own.

Female Blood Elf

Old model on the left and new model on right.

I think one of the biggest changes to the Blood Elf female is that she has visibly gained body mass. Definitely, she is no longer a wafer-thin female but instead has muscle definition and thicker thighs. Of course one may note that her rear has seemingly gained mass as well. However, it's an illusion. If you look closely the rear has actually been slimmed down. The look of a 'bubbly' behind is due to the way the underwear is designed.

Another feature of note is that her jawline is no longer square. Rather in the new model the jaw is elongated quiet a bit. She has an oval-shaped face now. I suppose the art designer was leaning toward a more 'modelesque' look and feel?

Male Blood Elf

Old model on the left and newer model on the right

 Structurally I am not seeing too much of a change on the male Blood Elf. Although the shoulders do seem to be tucked inwards toward the neckline more. No more spaced out shoulder pads eh? Apart from the shoulders you can see that the male elves now have a broader neck. It really stands out more when looking from the back as it connects the shoulders to his spine much better. Speaking of the rear, he still has none. But what he lacks in a behind is made up for in his tree trunk calves! I imagine the Sindorei males play a bit of futbol(soccer) in their spare time.

Thoughts about the design:
The Blood Elves newest design really demostrates that the art team can make improvements on our characters without slaughtering the original look and feel they possessed. I'm looking at you, male orcs! A feature both models had, but now are really improved, is their hands and feet. Say goodbye to those clunky toes and hands at last.

What do you think? Is this a vast improvement on the old model or is the new model simply not cutting it?

Thanks for reading,
Ladysama
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