Holy moly I was going to read the feedback, but I'm not up for 14 pages right now! XD I hope there is a lot of useful information for any staff who have to read it! We're all just super happy and excited that we were asked and that this guy is so cute. C:
Fantastic work!! <3 This update is wonderful! I especially love the extra details in the tail, fluff, and markings, as well as the new nose shape! ^_^ (What, that isn't everything you changed? XD hehe) I love the ears as well but, at first inspection I was thrown off by the loss of the five-head. It is a small detail that I think I will quickly get past, but at the same time I do think it would be even more adorable if the large forehead were regained. I suppose you could do that by shrinking the eyes, but even just raising the top of the head 5-10 pixels makes a huge difference and then we get to keep those giant pools of cuteness. Also, the stripe/shadow between the eyes is a little distracting. I'd say either lighten or shorten it, or make it an actual stripe/marking if you want to swing it that way. Something, because I agree it brings to mind a smudge or scar. :/
So yeah, overall I love it, so it got my vote in the poll without a second thought. But the forehead could stand for another round of experimentation. (: I hope that is helpful, not too repetitive, and well received. ^_^
Absolutely love the new design, especially how the front legs bend more realistically, the two extra little fins on the tail and the general shading/level of detail. The only thing I don't particularly like on it is the addition of the ears, if those were gone and the face was a little longer instead of rounder, that wold make the design absolutely perfect in my eyes :-) but great job! Even with no changes to the revamped design it's a great piece of art and an improvement from the old design :-)
I really love the revamp, my only suggestion would be what others have said, to make the eyes a bit smaller
I normally wouldn't take the time to comment, but this thing is just so adorable. Makes me excited for revamps of it's colors, and I might actually consider getting one. Nice job!
I like the detail on the body a lot, but I like the roundness of the head on the original one.
I love the revamp. Mostly because you can see the little ears now. xD
Overall it looks great. The shading and the enhancement of the eyes really bring out its cuteness!

I just went to the pole to vote and it wouldn't let me make a choice.
I love the new fur on the chest and the added freckling the best.
Personally, the ears are what makes or breaks it.
I never liked the Ontra without ears, and now, I love it. The ears alone add a lot of personality. If they're gone, I'm pretty sure I'd just go back into being in indifferent/don't like territory with the Ontra.
I looove the tiny ears. They're adorable.
The huge eyes bother me because the head is also smaller now than before... the eyes just look out of proportion! I'd make the eyes a TINY bit smaller. Not a lot, but a little bit.
I like the new one but I feel if you're gonna put mid-fins on the tail, there should be some small mid-fins on the legs and head and show some web inbetween at least one digit and the paw it's on.
As it is it is pretty but oddly unnatural looking.
I like the new fins on the tail, makes it go from a normal otter to something that would probably live on Subeta somewhere. Not saying that real otters couldn't but a little difference from our world is nice.
One of the few revamps that I've really liked in a while, it looks a lot more 'otter' like now. I could use for the eyes to be a bit smaller, it's kind of giving that pouty Puss in boots from Shrek look, which is adorable, but not really something I want to see all the time. I love the little stripes on the tips of the tail fins, I hope that those get incorporated in the other colours if they get revamped.
I really really like this, it's adorable. I forgot it had no ears originally and having them now improves it so much and it's precious. My only thing is that the shape of the top of the head is kind of bothering me for some reason? Like, I think it needs to be slightly fluffier or something. This is super unimportant, obviously, but the top of the head just looks weird to me.
looks so cute and more real.. really its a nice revamp... and the face expression, gives a touch of sweet to it :)
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I like the revamp and I think the ears are perfectly fine the way they are. In this depiction of the Ontra, it is as though the animal is swimming. All aquatic animals pin their ears back when swimming to prevent water from getting into their ear canal. (Even not so aquatic animals that learn to swim do it- like dogs, cats and even rats all pin their ears back while swimming to protect their ears). So I think it's very accurate to the pose of the Ontra in a swimming motion.
Other poses for other colors will probably have ears pointing up, so no biggie imo.
As far as the fin, I too agree that that one on the right side w/ that line looks weird, like it's been glued/sewn on instead of fluid with the tail. And I too don't care for the line on the forehead. Took me a moment to realize it wasn't stitches. But overall, if I got one, I could live with it.
(They're like Scottish Fold kittycat ears, except because they're on a fictional otter, they don't necessarily come with the host of health problems that Scottish Fold kittycats have! So I can find them cute without feeling bad. XD)
The revamp is cuter and more detailed... but it's quite plushie-ish and looks like a dog, perhaps due to the ears. That "line" on the forehead confuses me. The old version (which is losing by a mile) have a cooler look, but less refined. However, do we need more "cutie pies"?
Once more, I prefer the "oldie" but the new one is a good choice too.
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