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+# Head rework — review page (2026-11-04)
+
+This page is the review checkpoint for the NPC head rework. The goal was to replace the
+sphere-and-floating-primitive face with a head that has real nose / chin / jaw landmarks at
+portrait distance.
+
+## What changed
+
+The original procedural face is a head sphere plus separate nose, mouth, ear and eye primitives.
+The new head uses the **decimated MakeHuman head** (CC0, 1,573 tris) as the base shape and keeps
+the project's separate eyeballs, brow and mouth pieces on top. An AI judge was used to drive the
+decision: it scored the procedural rework at ~3/5 and then picked the MakeHuman head as the
+clearer silhouette.
+
+| | Source | Tris (head) | Read |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| **Before** | procedural `_face` (sphere + primitives) | ~1,900 | flat face, slit eyes |
+| **After** | MakeHuman head + project eyes/brows/mouth | ~2,180 | nose/chin/jaw landmarks |
+
+## AI-generated target concept
+
+The rework was guided by two generated concept frames (front + profile, `bytedance-seed/seedream-4.5`).
+
+![concept](sheet_concept.jpg)
+
+## 1.85 m comparison (top = current, bottom = new)
+
+Left to right: front, three-quarter, profile.
+
+![1.85 m comparison](sheet_compare_1.85.jpg)
+
+## New head at 1.5 m (portrait)
+
+![1.5 m portrait](sheet_head_1.5.jpg)
+
+## Contract and checks
+
+- `blender_assets.py inspect` on the assembled `npc_casual` with the new head: **14 bones,
+  skinned, no issues**.
+- Source: `assets/models/blender_src/makehuman_head.glb` (CC0, attributed in `CREDITS.md`).
+- Python 167/167, Godot 277/277, `check_docs` OK.
+
+## Remaining polish (known, not blockers)
+
+1. The hair cap still reads as a stepped block instead of hugging the skull.
+2. The brows weld to the face but can read as a slightly separate bar.
+3. The neck underside cap is plain; it is hidden by the body neck in the assembled character.
+
+## Decision needed
+
+Approve or reject the MakeHuman-head direction. If approved, the next step is rolling it into the
+other 11 variants (one asset family at a time) with a before/after sheet per batch, and re-running
+the 24-NPC budget + AO bake.
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diff --git a/tools/blender_assets.py b/tools/blender_assets.py
index 3b6ea35..92610b3 100644
--- a/tools/blender_assets.py
+++ b/tools/blender_assets.py
@@ -1008,7 +1008,28 @@ def _makehuman_head(mats, spec):
         bmesh.ops.holes_fill(bm, edges=boundary)
     bm.to_mesh(head.data)
     bm.free()
-    parts = [head]
+
+    # Lids and brows weld into the head shell so the face reads as one surface;
+    # the sclera/iris stay separate eyeballs.
+    shell_parts = [head]
+    for s in (-1.0, 1.0):
+        ex, ez = 0.052 * s, 1.664
+        shell_parts.append(sphere("UpperLid", 0.020, (ex, -0.135, ez + 0.014),
+                                  skin, seg=8, rings=4, scale=(1.20, 0.32, 0.24),
+                                  rot=(math.radians(-10), 0, 0)))
+        shell_parts.append(sphere("LowerLid", 0.017, (ex, -0.135, ez - 0.012),
+                                  skin, seg=8, rings=4, scale=(1.10, 0.22, 0.18),
+                                  rot=(math.radians(6), 0, 0)))
+        shell_parts.append(box("Brow", (0.055, 0.014, 0.012), (0.052 * s, -0.165, 1.705),
+                               hair, rot=(0, 0.14 * s, 0.0)))
+    shell = join(shell_parts, "HeadShell")
+    bm = bmesh.new()
+    bm.from_mesh(shell.data)
+    bmesh.ops.remove_doubles(bm, verts=bm.verts, dist=0.008)
+    bm.to_mesh(shell.data)
+    bm.free()
+
+    parts = [shell]
     for s in (-1.0, 1.0):
         # The MakeHuman socket is a deep cavity (floor ≈ −0.105); keep the
         # sclera recessed so it never breaks the face silhouette.
@@ -1017,17 +1038,12 @@ def _makehuman_head(mats, spec):
                             rings=6, scale=(1.25, 0.62, 0.85)))
         parts.append(sphere("Iris", 0.0105, (ex, ey - 0.007, ez), acc, seg=8,
                             rings=5, scale=(1.0, 0.55, 1.0)))
-        parts.append(sphere("UpperLid", 0.020, (ex, -0.135, ez + 0.014),
-                            skin, seg=8, rings=4, scale=(1.20, 0.32, 0.24),
-                            rot=(math.radians(-10), 0, 0)))
-        parts.append(sphere("LowerLid", 0.017, (ex, -0.135, ez - 0.012),
-                            skin, seg=8, rings=4, scale=(1.10, 0.22, 0.18),
-                            rot=(math.radians(6), 0, 0)))
-        parts.append(box("Brow", (0.055, 0.014, 0.012), (0.052 * s, -0.165, 1.705),
-                         hair, rot=(0, 0.14 * s, 0.0)))
     # A subtle mouth line on top of the MakeHuman lips for readability.
     parts.append(sphere("Mouth", 0.028, (0, -0.165, 1.58), acc, seg=8, rings=5,
                         scale=(1.0, 0.28, 0.12)))
+    # A skull-conforming buzz cap sized for the smaller MakeHuman cranium.
+    parts.append(_hair_cap("Hair", hair, 1.70, 1.56, radius=0.115,
+                           center=(0, 0.008, 1.66), scale=(0.95, 1.04, 1.05)))
     return parts