Assignment topic "Types of Facial Expression"

Types of Facial Expression

To anyone whose illustration work includes characters, facial expressions ar like this laptop monitor: if it does not work right, then all the good engineering that went into building the disk drive is wasted. 
The feeling Tree used here is my very own branching system and one I notice convenient, however it's on no account a scientific classification, and it's potential to rearrange it otherwise. The labels ar best understood as relative to every alternative instead of as absolute values, as a result of completely different individuals won't solely specific emotions otherwise, they're going to additionally interpret them otherwise counting on expertise and culture. The feeling I label as "angry" could look "furious" to you, or even your character is therefore stoic that his anger would solely look "upset" on my diagram. What extremely matters here is that "angry" is stronger than "upset" and weaker than "furious". Here’s a helpful reality though: Studies indicate that the facial expressions of happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, disgust, and interest ar universal across cultures.

How Facial Features Show Our Feelings

Eyes

Much are often through with the eyes alone. The interaction of palpebra, iris position and pupil size creates refined however perceptible variations in expression, because the eyes ar the most purpose of focus during a face. They dominate the complete expression, thus confirm you've got the eyes right before that specialize in the remainder. within the feeling Tree, the attention gap and state of the pupil ar delineated  with the terms in daring, as outlined below:

The pupil also has three sizes:

Eyebrows

The eyebrows unit of measurement very delicate. I notice that the tiniest quantity change delivered to the eyebrows can change the expression I’m drawing. For our functions we tend to area unit ready to divide the super cilium into two parts which will move semi-independently: the highest and additionally the curve. I say semi- as a results of the one invariably finishes up pull the alternative to atiny low degree. they will every be at rest, raised or down , and additionally the mix of these two contractions bring home the bacon  expression as shown throughout this table:

Each contraction can show various degrees of intensity, which also affect the overall shape 

The Relaxed Branch

Characterized by horizontality of features and lack of extremes – no facial distortion. 

Blank: 

The blank face is that the start line for all emotions, however is mentioned here to be distinguished from the relaxed face. In reality, the blank or neutral face is that the relaxed face, however doesn't essentially look it. People's individual options interfere; some individuals once entirely relaxed, seem like they are displeased, others seem like they are smiling. thus on paper, to form a face look blank, we want the subsequent points:

• The face has no expression but is not slack. 
• The eyebrows are neutral.
• The eyes are alert but can be relaxed for a blank-and-unfocused look.
• The pupil is tangent.
• The lips are closed and neutral (straight horizontal line) 

Relaxed: 

To distinguish this, on paper, from the blank face, we need to emphasize the feeling of relaxation.

• Turn the mouth slightly up. The smile is almost imperceptible but makes it clear this is a rather pleasant feeling.
• The eyebrows are still neutral
• The eyes are relaxed, pupil covered and comfortably dilated.

Savouring: 

“Mmmm...” The senses are pleased!

• The smile widens, the corners are compressed, dimples may appear.
• The eyes are still closed, for the same reason.
• The head tilts back as the chin is raised – moving back from worldly things to better focus on the feeling.

Lazy: 

The heavy eyelids combined with a smile betray the fact this person is not only “relaxed”, but has every intention of being idle.

• The eyes are sleepy, pupils at least half-covered: the tonus in the eyelids is less than the normal waking state.
• Even the eyebrows are flatter than usual.
• The smile is slight – less effort!

Sleepy: 

Nodding off.  It's a different kind of tiredness, not due to overexertion, and as a result no strain shows (unless one is both tired and sleepy).

• The eyebrow is strained over the eye we're trying to force to stay open.
• The head nods forward and very likely also tilts to one side.
• The other eye and eyebrow are totally relaxed as if asleep.
• The mouth is neutral.

The Surprised Branch

This is a smaller area than the rest, because surprise is usually incorporated with other emotions, but here we're looking at pure, "unflavoured" surprise, neither positive nor negative. Its overall characteristic is opening and roundness: first of the eyes, then of the rest of the features.

Surprised: 

The typical reaction to something unexpected. The head is usually simultaneously jerked back.

• The mouth puckers; this is more a stylistic effect than a real reaction, reducing the mouth to bring all the focus on the wide eyes.
• Wide, rounded eyes (with iris nearly free) and eyebrows
• The mouth may be slightly open.

Puzzled: 

“I can’t make sense of this...”

• The eyes squint a bit as if staring at the problem, looking downwards.
• The eyebrows frown in focus.
• The lips are pursed in reflection.
• An eyebrow is optionally raised in worry (”Am I going to figure it out?”)

Smile: 

This is the smile known as polite, intentional, weak or “false”. It is betrayed by two signs (but not to be confused with a slight but genuine smile, such as in “peaceful”):

• The lower eyelids don’t contract, creating no crow’s-feet at the corners of the eyes.
• The lip corners stretch horizontally instead of curling up.

Angry: 

Anger causes one to stare fixedly, a very basic behaviour aiming to make the other stand down without a fight.

• The eyebrows are low on the eyes and clearly knotted, creating more furrows.
• The nostrils flare, making the wing lines show proportionately to the loathing felt towards the object of anger.
• The mouth is compressed into a line with hard descending lines at the corners.
• One of the first signs of anger is an uncontrollable reddening of the ears.
• Other signs of anger are an erect body, dominant display (hands on hips or balled into fists, palm-down beating gestures.)

Pain:

This expression is true of an adult in physical pain, but for a child's response to pain see “Crying”. The features contract as much as they can – contraction can provide relief by focusing the attention away from the pain.

• The eyebrows press down on the eyes, the heads curling up in pain.
• The lower lip pushes up while the corners of the mouth are strongly pulled down, revealing the clenched teeth and even the lower gum.
• The eyes are closed or narrowed.
• The nose is wrinkled.
• The upper lip is raised.
• The parenthesis-like lines around mouth are characteristic of this shape and tension.