you use gen 8 or gen8 male its the same you use HFS Ultimate Shapes Bundle mesh grabber for additional shapes on skin or head you create you own templates with kitra or paint 3d or photo editor the process is long and but worth it use surface for change color of skin or use any textures or create your own i found out that some character are better shaping with genesis 9 it depents on what you want to create you could use some props or create you own shape with scale some parts like i did with fingers one by one the you can create you own character then save file not like i did i forgot now i have to repeat the process all over \__( ' ' )__/ anyway
good luck creating your own character