Darker-Skinned Isabela

[]28/12/2018: added a dark corset version of her regular outfit.

[]12/12/2019: added a requested version that allows you to cancel out the unique eye texture and revert to the vanilla eye tinting/texturing system, provided you use it alongside the zz_utc_isabela.erf file from the archive Ellise put together. You can read the "Method 2" section of her article for more detailed explanations.

One of the (oh-so-many) things I don’t like in DA2 is the lack of continuity in character design. Isabela, who looks absolutely nothing like the woman we met at the Pearl, is a pretty good example of that. Her vanilla DA2 appearance really doesn’t do her justice, so I fiddled around with her facial features in the (very limited) CC and came up with something that I think looks a little bit more like what BioWare seemed to be going for when designing her Origins face. I also gave her:

• []A darker skin tone, because poor Isabela’s skin got bleached between the two games (see her DA:O Toolset pic for reference). The difference in lighting between the two games (and between areas in DA2) makes it really hard to tell whether it’s good enough a match or not, so I hope I chose well. It comes from honestRope's Natural Skin and I've included it with my mod, since it's free to use with credit. I picked the darkest shade, but if you think I should have gone for a darker one, please tell me and I’ll see what I can do!

  []A darker eye colour, because BioWare changed that too. The texture I edited is the same as the one found in Ellise’s Unique Textures and Dalishious’ HD Isabela.

  []Better face textures, since I used slightly modified versions of Dalishious’ textures from the aforementioned HD Isabela mod.

  []Pants! I used Dalishious’ high-res pants version of her outfit from the same mod and edited the skin so it matches the skin tone I gave her. I did my best but I'm no GIMP sorceress, so I apologise in advance if anything looks wonky.

  Note that the hair Isabela sports on my screenshots is NOT included. It comes from vaelsmod and QuenchedSteel’s Isabela’s Curly Hair, and I strongly recommend you use it in conjunction with my mod (her vanilla Origins hairstyle just doesn't look right on her - nor does her DA2 hairstyle, IMHO). There are several options to choose from, so I haven't included it.

  I know there’s already a mod that restores Isabela’s original facial structure, but I wanted to have a go at it nonetheless. :)

  Isabela's face comes in two flavours:

  []Version A, with a couple of piratey scars and scratches. This is the version you see on my screenshots.

  []Version B, without said scars and scratches.