Left for porn, right for cool SFW designs.

i have a similar impression. perhaps i can find a middle ground with realistic structure but smaller irises and pupils, like a human has

Seconded!

I think in this particular picture I like the right hand one more, but on the other hand looking thro' the rest of your gallery you do some great things with more human style eyes/brows/&c. For example the eyes in the giraffe picture are fantastic, and the grey stallion looks very good too, So perhaps some middle ground is best.

thanks! yeah ill try it

I like that idea. The eyes are mostly where it gets more difficult to identify with it if it is too animalistic.

^ This.

I think both ways have their merits, but I'll lean a bit towards animalistic. :)

Personally I like the animalistic style.

My vote would definitely be toward the more realistic animal face structure, looks fantastic.

i say realistic right but with the eyes and brows of left .

yah I'd say the same :3

I vote for a more realistic facial structure. Or a stylized reality. The toony human eyes seem to pull the rest of your realism down.
It is possible to emote effectively without using eyebrows :)

I kinda like the right hand one more.

More detailed imo, which might help things look more animalistic or bring more of those qualities forward even if its just a bit in doing so.

Peoples characters tend to have unique qualities that help them stand out even if its just a few things like a frizzy jawline, animalistic eyes etc.

In this example i like the animalistic qualities on the right. You have a style that can pull it off rather nicely.
That said i can also see a blurred line slightly to the right but not right in the middle where in some instances you might have qualities of both.

I think the best bet would be for you to use both or a mix of both at discretion

Going more natural animal style you lose a bit of the expression aspect. It does give it a really nice look, I think it really depends on what you are going for in a particular piece.

I think the realistic version is a good fit with how you approach the rest of the anatomy. Really just looks like a more finished version of the left. I'd still play around with it a bit though, see if you can compromise, namely around the eyes to enable the same range of expression as the simpler structure. Eyebrows are a powerful tool of expression, though they can look out of place on a more realistic design. You can kind of imply them with the structure off the brow bone, the surrounding muscle, and fur markings or consider eyebrows as an acceptable trade off for better expressiveness.

yeah the right was basically a rework of the older one

I will go for the left one myself, seems more expressive. For the rest of the body, I'm all into anatomical correctness!

Very hard choice, the first has a broad range of expressions and feelings, nevertheless the realistic and animal has more power and presence, looks sexier, but the fave has so many wrinkles, it makes looking a paper.

I think both are fine and it would depend on what your were drawing. I'd use the picture on the left for more tender and kind moments as it is softer. The one on the right look more tense and aggressive. I think both styles can work for your gallery depending on what you want to make. But both look great to me.

I lean more towards the right myself, though you've always been very good with expressing emotion with your images. I'm certain that you would manage to still convey the meaning or emotion you had in mind with either style.

More detalisation for God of detalisaton!!11!1!1

It seems like you answered your question yourself :P

The right one with the brows and eyes of the left. Kind of a good mixture to give more leeway for human-like expressions. :)

Most certainly do it at your own discretion. There's good things about both versions. No need to limit yourself by saying you should stick with one or the other. (I should also say that in this comparison I actually think the more animalistic version seems more human. Or at least I feel it is more full of life/emotion? This seems to be contrary to what most people say here. But it's probably important to put it out there.)

yeah thats probably what ill go with

I say you should use it at your discretion. The animalistic ones work best because they look better, however, prey species have their eyes on the sides of their head to give them a greater field of vision. Predator species, like humans, have them both facing forward to better lock on target. It's sort of the reason why you can gaze into a dog's eyes and connect with them on a spiritual level (if you're into that) but you can't do that with a horse. A dog will stare back, a horse will think you're gonna eat them. Either way, keep the eyes facing forward. That's just my opinion, though.

nice work!

Leaning towards the right personally, something about the left one feels deeper in the uncanny valley, to me?

I would use the two as the extremes of a slider. Like, if one of the faces were aged up a little I could totally see these two as siblings.

yeah ill probably go with something in between

I definitely prefer the right - the more honest representation of the bovine head is both expressive and more to the point of a transformation or anthropomorphic scene. The humanized version provides an easier palette for emotion, but the detail and realism of the animalistic head grabs my attention and also would be my preference in 'real' life.

I mostly like second

Right for all cant use Twitter :o

I have a preference for the right, the more animalistic version!

Well I suppose you already have your answer, but if I had to choose I’d say the one in the left. Is not that the more feral face is bad but that I’d like the softer face traits on the other one.

Hope it helps you. I get frustrated when I ask something about my work and I only get kinky comments