Which preset in the CC has the most expressive face?

This is based off of preset 9, and I think expresses okay. The mouth does weird stuff sometimes, but so do all of them.

imgur.com/a/0pQWu

I think all of the presets tend to swing between expressionless and extreme derp with very little middle ground, tbh.

I would say Preset 1. She has nice, neutral face and the expressions are visible without being overdone. There are, however, still some weird ones but Preset #1 is one the nicest when it comes to that. I played a bit with #1 and #9 and I have to admit that #1 is definitely more neutral without overdoing stuff. I like the general look of my #9 more but the expressions are so much better on #1.

The male preset with the dumb beard and scar actually has a pretty decent face behind it

Preset 5 can be a really good emoting face, but you can't alter the mouth position (up/down) TOO much. Definitely bring the mouth depth as far in as you can, tweak nose depth and chin to make it look natural, and widen the lips just a hair.

Yeah, I spent too much time with #5, trying to get her right, but she smiles and smirks quite well. Frowning is still derp-fest, but I haven't seen a Bioware character pull of anything CLOSE to a believable frown yet. Link to imgur photo gallery below with some expressions.

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edit: fixed broken link

Second edit:  If I were to do this face over, I'd narrow the cheekbones a bit, narrow the jaw and chin a hair, then raise the chin a tick or two.  I like the "heart-shaped" face, so I wouldn't alter it too drastically, but in some angles she's just a bit too wide-faced.

Preset 5 for females. She looks human, anyway! I widened her jaw and shortened her chin to give her more of a pixie face to match the haircut, and she is looking really nice so far (ie, all emoting looks natural and no weird wrinkles).  Preset 1 also looks pretty good  emoting, with only occasional nose wrinkles that make no sense anatomically.   Tried presets 9 and found her lips really gross and weird looking (like 2 squids mating) when speaking.  Preset 8 also looked weird to me (something about the mouth looks odd). The female preset with the giant eyes (not sure the number) has a really weird forehead with wrinkles that are really hideous.

My preset 5 image below. The 2nd is the closest I have to a smile shot!

Yeah 5 is definitely my favorite all around for this.

Like many have said, 5 is probably your best bet to minimize either the ugliness or the derp face factor. 9 feels like it can be made pretty in the character creator, and it has a couple moments where it looks good at certain angles, but in practice it's the weirdest emoting face of them all. (imho).

The amount of suck in the CC is just astounding.

Female Ryder's presets 1 and 9 are very expressive, but preset 5 looks the most natural imo. Also preset 5 actually looks related to Ellen.

Best preset 9 I have ever seen!