Beginners Unconsciously Apply Basic Face Workings To A More Detailed Face Probably Because Theyre Used To Drawing Simple Smiley Faces - Blog Posts

my art art artists on tumblr traditional art doodle art notes eyes ended up being most of the focus because to me theyre what draws the most of my attention when i look ats a face also i didn't emphasize it too much in my notes but like draw eyebrows. if you're trying to draw a human face and it unintentionally feels off for some reason its because you forgot to draw eyebrows i see this happen a lot in the work of people who are beginning to draw more seriously and i think its because like people accept anything as a basic face as long as it looks like eyes and a mouth yknow. parelidolia. its obviously not human but its simple enough to be endearing however if you try to draw just a more detailed mouth with a more detailed pair of eyes its creepy because the realism brings out the awareness that its so close to being human but isnt beginners unconsciously apply basic face workings to a more detailed face probably because theyre used to drawing simple smiley faces but the things is that a basic face doesnt work the same as a more detailed face. and then their art gets uncanny valley. eyebrows complete a face and make it more likeable. there are various reasons that a character might not have eyebrows tho. for example: emphasizing nonhuman traits (evil or robot or animal)/hidden behind bangs/character just doesnt have any/art style + i don't know / i'm bald / any other miscellaneous infinitely nuanced answer *tags edited to make them marginally more coherent