by Manci Zeelgal
Without expressions, the face is nothing. A <a href="http://howtodrawpeoplefaces.org/how-to-draw-a-realistic-face-step-by-step/">portrait drawing</a> that does not convey any emotion is hardly a portrait and is very boring to look at. Therefore it is very important for us portrait drawing artists to learn the ins and outs of human expressions.
Fortunately for artists, most of the work of studying human expressions has been done for use. For years, a scientist name Dr. Paul Ekman has studied human expressions and found that we all share six universal expressions. He'd also studied how these expressions are form on the face.
This data is very useful to artist looking to draw faces. In this article, I'm going to share with you the six expressions and how to draw them.
Surprise: The eyebrows are raised, the eyes are opened wide, and the jaw drops open, parting the lips. The lifting of the eyebrows produces long horizontal wrinkles across the forehead. The important thing to remember about surprise is that the face is not tense; the upper and lower eyelids are relaxed and the mouth just hangs open without any tension. This will be important in distinguishing surprise from fear.
Fear: In fear the face is very tense. The eyes are wide open and the mouth is ajar. The tension in the face is the main different between fear and surprised.
Disgust: The face is wrinkled and the mouth and nose is pulled up. The lips are pull upward slightly. The intensity of the feeling will be collated with the wrinkling of the face.
Anger: The eyebrows are drawn down and together. The nostrils flare and the mouth and either be open or close. There is a lot of tension in the face.
Joy: This one should be familiar to most people. The mouth widens in a smile and the eyes become smaller as the cheek pushed upward. One key about the smile is that there are wrinkles on the sides of the eyes called "crow's feet." Unlike anger, there is no tension in the face.
Sadness: The inner corners of the eyebrows are raised and the eye's have a slight downward slant. The mouth is also curved downward and the entire faces seem to sag down. Although interestingly in some cases of extreme sadness, there is a complete lack of emotion.
If you combine your understanding of these 6 emotional expressions with a good knowledge of the facial muscles that lies underneath, you will go very far in mastering human <a href="http://howtodrawpeoplefaces.org/how-to-draw-a-realistic-face-step-by-step/">facial drawings and how to draw realistic people|drawing and drawing faces</a>.
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Title: Expressions of the Human Face
Author: Manci Zeelgal
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