why do all the older apple emojis seem to have that ugly pillow-shading? that shape is great but go easy on the airbrush next time. 2/5 you didn’t try hard enough

oh my god google, what the fresh hell is this??? wrong shape, wrong colors, im so upset by this image, 0/5 what have you done to them

now THIS is an alien! loving the green skin tone and bright, alert eyes. if only they didn’t have those weird cheek-bones. 4/5 don’t reference bendybrundle curdledmilk next time

wow!!! look at those colors!!! good job on keeping a consistent light source, but it still looks a little pillow-shade-y. the navy eyes are a nice touch. 4/5 i just love a good color gradient

OH GOD!!! i didn’t think we could get any worse than google!!! everything about this emoji is a nightmare!!! -3/5 OH GOD NO

ah, here we go! here’s a nice, good-looking alien. i like the rhythmos of the circle that the bottom of the eyes form with the top of the head, but it ends up making it have a less-desirable head shape. 4/5 good job referencing ancient greek artistic principles

oh jeez… this one isn’t as bad as LG, but it’s not very nice to look at… the head shape is nice but something just feels really off about this one… 2/5 makes me uncomfortable

okay, i can appreciate what you were trying to do with the cell shading, and i admit it’s a big step up from smooth shading, but you really didn’t have to make it so uncomfortably detailed. the head is a little lopsided in shape. 3/5 nice concept, poor execution

oh WOW!!! now, this really is a great alien! it does everything apple and the other grey alien emojis tried to do, but better in every conceivable way. good job!!! 5/5 most instantly recognizable iconic alien

oh no… oh you poor dear, just look at how sad those eyes are… the mouth is smiling but the poor thing just looks so depressed inside… the sad, blue-grey hue isn’t helping its cause either. 1/5 relatable but too uncomfortably depressing

this one is pretty good! i like the light shade of green. not sure how i feel about those eyelids, though. the head shape could be improved. 4/5 pretty alright alien

NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! -10/5  NO!!!!!!!!!!!!