New Minecraft Skins With Default Minecraft Skins Recall Steve's Beard



Mojang has changed the default Minecraft skins, Steve and Alex and Minecraft Steve's beard is finally back after years sporting a clean-shaven look.minecraft crafting The iconic blue-shirted face of the crafting game Minecraft Steve's original avatar featured an unnatural brown goatee that many players mistakenly believed was smiling eyes - however it was removed in an attempt to offer a more gender-neutral look for the sandbox game's default character.



In 2014, a different default skin was released to Minecraft The Minecraft Alex. Minecraft Alex. With a green top and a longer red hair tied into ponytails, Alex offers a slightly more feminine style than Steve's model. Helen Chiang, the Microsoft Studio head for Minecraft said in a 2018 interview that the company was looking to break down gender stereotypes and show Alex and Steve with similar physical characteristics and capabilities.



With two options available and two options available, it was decided to bring back Steves famous goatee. The new skins were highlighted in an Minecraft subreddit thread. They also improve Alex's shading, giving the second character model a more natural, 3D appearance. The reaction so far is mostly one of celebration, with fans particularly excited to see Steve's first bearded look returning.



Many commenters claimed that Steve is now in line with official artwork, including the appearance of Steve in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. "I understand why they initially took it off," says the most upvoted comment in the Reddit thread at the time of writing, "but it was clearly a big part of Steve's design, and it seems Mojang agrees. It is great to see it return after many years.



Minecraft lead artist Jasper Boerstra took to Twitter to comment on the change, saying, "I'm happy you like the return of the beard!" Boerstra also notes that classic banding and 'pillow ' shading techniques are employed in the new skins "to add a bit of that OG Jankiness," but asks players to share their thoughts on whether this choice is an appropriate choice or not. The skins also have classic designs, if you prefer the more traditional looks.



If you don't like the default look of Alex and Steve do not fret we have the top Minecraft skins. We also have a guide to all the handy Minecraft console commands, and our top pick of Minecraft mods. Did you know, by the way, that Minecraft Redstone is full of radioactive uranium? Makes one think twice about what goes when building your home However, take a look at these top Minecraft houses for some cool build ideas anyway.