Arabian, Levantine, Turkish characters (DAZ, Genesis 8)

[OhJo]

I am working on fleshing out a plot for my visual novel, and I want to pay some attention to immersion. I know, I know.. "but why, Jo? It's just a porn game/story.." yes, and no. Either way, my motivations are irrelevant. Also irrelevant that this is bordering on racism, but I am looking for faces that will make people believe the characters are not out of place at - say - a Bazaar in Istanbul, Damascus, or Muscat.

Does anyone know of any good 'Middle Eastern' (Turkish, Arabian, Levantine) Genesis 8 characters for DAZ?

I came across the 'Faces of Europe/Africa/Asia' sets, but the 'North African' and 'Mediterranean' faces do not match Turks, Arabs or Levantines. Maybe I am overlooking them, but in that case I hope you can help me find them. Thanks in advance!


I did find Zaid and Shadiyah, who are for M4 and V3 respectively; Amira (love her) is the only Genesis 8 character I found that fits the Middle Eastern look. Her face actually reminds me a lot of my girlfriend of a few years ago. Charming little thing, and the reason I became interested in the region to start with. Stayed interested because of the rich history.

 

[RanliLabz]

Does anyone know of any good 'Middle Eastern' (Turkish, Arabian, Levantine) Genesis 8 characters for DAZ?

Can't help you out with Gen8 (don't use it), and middle eastern base characters are rare. As far as Gen3 goes: Uma for Gia7 and Shiloh for Lilith7 are good females and Ahmad G3M is a good male. Awan and Anna are Amerindian, but with their skin tone, a bit of playing round with their features would make them convincing Arabs. RawArt's Anicinabe (male and female versions) are also Amerindian - but with a bit of work they would make excellent Turks.

Generally, though, you can turn almost any character into another race if you hit the morph dials hard enough - the main thing is using the right skin.

 

[OhJo]

Thank you! You are right, I am probably overthinking it, or I am an actual racist myself with my idea of 'recognisably Middle Eastern' faces.

Great suggestions, appreciated! ^_^

 

[RanliLabz]

Thank you! You are right, I am probably overthinking it, or I am an actual racist myself with my idea of 'recognisably Middle Eastern' faces.

Great suggestions, appreciated! ^_^

No racism in categorisation! Different ethnicities have generally definable characteristics (even if a large proportion of the individual members don't share those characteristics). You couldn't have a game recognisably set in China where all the characters had black skin, blonde hair and no epicanthic folds, for instance! Imo it's only racist if you rely on over-exaggerating stereotypical features to the point of the grotesque - like the old Charlie Chan films or a disturbing number of Continental coffee and chocolate brands. Simply depicting reality, even if relying on cliché, seems unlikely to be racist unless there's clear malign intent.

 

[Sancrest]

As a Turk; I want to educate you on how Turkish People look. (At least in Istanbul) Not all Turkish People are brown skinned. Our looks vary from white to brown thanks to our very mixed heritage and in Western Turkey most of us are light skinned. And hijab is not mandatory in this country. Yes About %40 of women wear it but there are more women not wearing hijab than women wearing hijab.

 

[OhJo]

Thank you! Indeed. I have been to Istanbul myself, stayed there for a few weeks. It is, in my experience, a very cosmopolitan city - exactly as you described it. I have also been to Ankara and Gaziantep, which were.. 'less cosmopolitan'. This is why I mentioned I might be racist in having some notion of 'Turkishness' in a face.

There are, in my experience, people of whom you can immediately tell they are Turkish or have Turkish ancestry (and while that wouldn't always be accurate of course, it often is). Boris Johnson, for instance.


I'll make sure to include a varied population if and when I represent Turkish people in my novel. Thank you for your feedback, and I hope I have not caused offence.

As a Turk; I want to educate you on how Turkish People look. (At least in Istanbul) Not all Turkish People are brown skinned. Our looks vary from white to brown thanks to our very mixed heritage and in Western Turkey most of us are light skinned. And hijab is not mandatory in this country. Yes About %40 of women wear it but there are more women not wearing hijab than women wearing hijab.

edit: Oh, I have also been to Dogubeyazit, to prepare for a climb of Ararat, that we never did in the end. That town was .. small.

 

[eyupkaandr]

Thank you! Indeed. I have been to Istanbul myself, stayed there for a few weeks. It is, in my experience, a very cosmopolitan city - exactly as you described it. I have also been to Ankara and Gaziantep, which were.. 'less cosmopolitan'. This is why I mentioned I might be racist in having some notion of 'Turkishness' in a face.

There are, in my experience, people of whom you can immediately tell they are Turkish or have Turkish ancestry (and while that wouldn't always be accurate of course, it often is). Boris Johnson, for instance.


I'll make sure to include a varied population if and when I represent Turkish people in my novel. Thank you for your feedback, and I hope I have not caused offence.





edit: Oh, I have also been to Dogubeyazit, to prepare for a climb of Ararat, that we never did in the end. That town was .. small.

Arabs and Turks are very different. The origin of the Turks is central Asia. In the meantime, I live in Gaziantep

 

[eyupkaandr]

Thank you! Indeed. I have been to Istanbul myself, stayed there for a few weeks. It is, in my experience, a very cosmopolitan city - exactly as you described it. I have also been to Ankara and Gaziantep, which were.. 'less cosmopolitan'. This is why I mentioned I might be racist in having some notion of 'Turkishness' in a face.

There are, in my experience, people of whom you can immediately tell they are Turkish or have Turkish ancestry (and while that wouldn't always be accurate of course, it often is). Boris Johnson, for instance.


I'll make sure to include a varied population if and when I represent Turkish people in my novel. Thank you for your feedback, and I hope I have not caused offence.





edit: Oh, I have also been to Dogubeyazit, to prepare for a climb of Ararat, that we never did in the end. That town was .. small.

If you are looking for an example of Middle Eastern origin She name is Mia Khalifa

 

[UberDuperTruper]

Shantae is half-Turkish.

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