Animal Crossing New Horizons players can now design their in-game characters to reflect the look of their own skin.
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Gamers can make them now Animal Crossing: New Horizons characters look even more representative of themselves. Razor maker Gillette Venus offers a new range of free custom designs to add player frills, acne, cellulite, wrinkles, scars, stretch marks, vitiligo, tattoos, psoriasis and more to her characters in the game.
How do they get it? There’s an online catalog of the various looks, with names like “psoriasis swagger,” “rockin ‘rosacea,” and “vitiligo vibe,” among others. The online catalog offers free custom design codes that add a view of a player to the game.
“We’re bringing IRL skin to #ACNH so more players can feel represented in the gaming world,” Gillette Venus said in a tweet sent Friday.
Acne, Vitiligo, Psoriasis, Scars and more. We apply IRL skin #ACNH so that more players can feel represented in the gaming world. #SkinclusiveACNH
– Gillette Venus (@GilletteVenus) August 7, 2020
Gillette Venus teamed up with digital designer Nicole Cuddihy to create the new avatar designs. The game can now offer 19 different skin types in eight different skin tones. Characters can now use a prosthetic limb, add birthmarks, muzzles or freckles, or show C-section or mastectomy scars, among other options.
“While I was designing, I thought of those in my own life who represent every skin type,” Cuddihy said in a statement. “I wanted to create designs that I knew they would cherish – a bright dress for my trusted friend who never hides her acne, a fashionable look for my artistic friend with a deep scar, and a feminine, lacy top for mine. brave aunt who underwent a mastectomy. ”
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