I've always wondered

 

Why do artists sometimes, when drawing a facial expression, do the expression themselves? I do it occasionally and it's like, involuntary and I know others who do it so,, why??

  • Published Published April 10, 2019, 19:37
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SushiFallenstarFinn

@R0seKen oh yeah and that one book- war and peace- but every time the word and is said you put the entire dictionary there
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SushiRoseken

@STARMIN Dont forget the bill of rights
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SushiFallenstarFinn

@R0seKen shit might as well include the declaration of independance
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SushiFallenstarFinn

@R0seKen *accidentally writes an essay*
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SushiFallenstarFinn

so its not quite a refreance more so a response
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SushiFallenstarFinn

the face is like a road sign that affects the traffic going by it. The faces we make are not based on our emotions, our facial expressions are actually close to what could be considered a defense mechanisum . the face is like a secondary emotion reactor. We can force it to move when we want to act and show a fake emotion or sometimes it does it on its own. From a young age we are taught that smiling means happy, frowning means sad wide eyed is suprised or scared it goes on. From that young age they become a cided secondary defense. The faces we make are based purley on the social interaction. Your brain is defending you from socializing, It will change based on the context and not the chemicals being released to create an emotion in your body. It acts off context, like I said its a secondary thing. So when we are drawing the cognitive functions of our brain are kicked into high gear, the endorphines dopamine and norepinephrine are set on a high because of the hyper focus. The more we draw the better hand eye coordination we have, the better memory we have, and extreamly increased awarness and alertness. Now that we know drawing affects the mind it doesnt only affect the knowladge within it, it also uses the context clues of what your drawing to get your nerves system to react. The hand is connected with the brain, and produces emotions that will be assimilated through the nervous system. This means our brain is in hyper focus, taking context clues as it learns and grows creating the naturall secondary response of copying the said emotion on the page.
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SushiRoseken

@SpaceDad Nah fam its weird but a lot of artists do it apparently
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SushiDepressoGoatBoy

i do that a lot--like, ill be drawing a character being pissed and ill just be sitting there shooting daggers at the paper--------its an issue
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ModeratorAnadroj-B-J

@R0seKen Lol ya that's true! I do it sometimes too, so it's not really uncommon
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SushiClockWork_Bones

i thought it was so that you could get a clear picture in your mind of how it should look
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SushiRoseken

@Anadroj-B-J Maybe
Its such a weird thing tho
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ModeratorAnadroj-B-J

I think the idea is that whenever you do that, you're subconsciously trying to mimic the expression you're trying to draw?
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SushiRoseken

@WolfHats Lmao nice
I legitimately dont understand why it happens
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SushiThuprilz

WHGSJGWH i do that ALL THE TIME it makes me look so STUPID ILL juST BE GLARING AT MY SCREEN its so wEIRD hsdghsdgfshdfg
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Sushisatansassgremlin

im not sure why that haoens, but it happens to me. whever i ee an owo i try to do OwO with my face. hint: it doenst work