Asymmetry: why one side of the face looks better than the other. Two sides of the face

New York-based photographer Alex John Beck created a series of images, Both Sides Of, to prove or disprove two beliefs. Many believe that, firstly, perfectly symmetrical faces are the most beautiful. Secondly, the face reflects our character. In his photographs, Alex "glued" two identical parts of the face together: the right with the right, the left with the left.

19.02.2014
Photonews

In none of these pictures you will see the true face of a person. Creating portraits, Alex was amazed at how different the characters of people seem depending on whether he connected the right sides of their faces or the left. To be honest, absolute symmetry looks a little creepy in some cases, although sometimes the differences are not very noticeable.

The difference between the right and left sides of the face is explained from a psychological and physiological point of view. Both of them reflect human experiences in different ways. The left side reflects true feelings, is a "mirror of the soul", the right half is more stingy in demonstrating emotions. According to scientists, this asymmetry depends on the properties of the brain. After all, it is known that the left side of the body is “commanded” by the right, more “emotional” parts of it.

“It’s like two completely different people are hiding under one face,” says the author of the pictures. “The less symmetrical the two halves are initially, the more different the characters of the people that are in the photograph after connecting the right and left sides of his face.”

Good day, dear readers of my blog. I was very surprised recently. It turns out that just one skill in working with Photoshop can make good money. The option that we are going to talk about today is in serious demand. If you manage to complete the project well and get noticed, then there will be no end to the customers.

Many girls take 500 rubles for half an hour of such work. Today we are exploring Photoshop - how to insert a face into another photo. In this tutorial, you will find all the steps that the pros take. Unfortunately, on YouTube, authors often miss some of them. The result is not very good.

But, let's not procrastinate. We have a lot of work to do, though not difficult. By the way, at the end you can find a training video and reduce reading time. Well, let's get started, shall we?

Spectacular collage in 15 minutes

So, I'm going to put the face of Aishwarya Rai, a charming Indian actress, on top of Emilia Clarke's Daenerys Targarian. It has long been interesting what would happen if an Indian woman got one of the main roles in the Game of Thrones.

By the way, there are online services and mobile applications for such operations, but you will never be able to work in them as efficiently and realistically as if you were using Photoshop.

To begin with, through the menu "File" - "Open" I need to extract both pictures into the working window.

Now, using a simple Selection tool, I capture the face in the image. All I need is eyebrows, nose, eyes and lips. The oval of the face and all the rest will belong to the source. Then the result will be better.

Now I take the Move Tool and drag the selection I just made into the first tab.

I set the opacity of the new face to about 60%. This is necessary in order to see the bottom layer and mix smoothly.

Remove the visibility of the previous two layers. Just click on the "eyes" icons.

Now remove the hard borders around the edges of the image.

At some points, when using a brush, someone else's eyebrow, part of the eye, or something else unnecessary may appear. In this case, change the tool to Healing Brush or Stamp. They will correct the picture.

Now we need to work on the face. Merge all layers using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E.

Click in the "Camera RAW" filters section.

Using the tool on top, select the area of ​​the face. Move to the bottom of the panel on the left to check the box next to "Effect" - "Inside". Otherwise, all changes will be applied to the outside of the photo.

Twitch the sliders to achieve a better and more natural effect. Try. It may not work right away. Over time, you will feel more subtle changes and what settings to apply. Unfortunately, there is no single scheme, since all photos are different and there can be a million collage combinations.

Well, we have reached the final stage. Work with the whole photo. This will help polish it and set up a single composition. Go to the "Editing" section. I prefer to use Curves to correct, and then work on the color tone as well.

Curves I put to align the light and shadows.

And finally, I create a single composition with the help of color balance. All in the same edit menu.

This is the result that worked for me.

By the way, you can use another interesting effect. Apply a mask to the topmost layer. We already did this today. Then take a black soft brush and leave only the top and bottom layers visible.

You can erase part of the face you just drew. In this photo, I left only the eyes of Aishwarya Rai, and returned the lips from Emilia Clarke.

You can open one eye or divide your face into two parts.

In general, have fun at your own discretion. It will be funny.

Video instruction

Well, now, as promised, a training lesson in which all the same actions that are described in the article are performed. If something is not clear, you can refer to the text and vice versa.

Of course, in order to achieve the ideal result, I would advise you to master additional information about all correction tools. Information about them and not only can be obtained from the course of Zinaida Lukyanova " Photoshop from scratch in video format ».

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Until we meet again and good luck in your endeavors.

A wide face is a problem that worries not only ordinary people.

Expert comment:

Probably one of the most famous attempts to narrow the face was made by the singer Cher. According to rumors, she removed several chewing teeth to correct her broad facial features.

We don't know if this is true or not, but modern approaches won't require you to sacrifice your digestion.

Optical illusions, or why relative facial proportions are often more important than absolute ones

Do you perceive your face as wide? To narrow it down, it is not at all necessary to go to South Korea and undergo a complex operation to cut off excess bone tissue. In most cases, it is enough to change the "weight distribution" of features on the face.

Expert comment:

Lindsey Wixson

For example, there is the rule of three thirds, which was formulated by Leonardo da Vinci.

According to the rule, the face can be conditionally divided into 3 parts by two horizontal lines. One of them runs along the line of the eyebrows, the second - at the level of the base of the nose. To make the face look beautiful and harmonious, it is necessary that 3 parts - from the base of the hair to the line of the eyebrows, from the line of the eyebrows to the base of the nose and from the base of the nose to the chin are equal.

In a harmoniously beautiful face, the distance from hair growth to the eyebrow line, from the eyebrow line to the base of the nose, and from the base of the nose to the chin is approximately the same.

If in the background round face measurements show a lack of the chin area, to narrow the face you do not have to remove the cheeks - it will be enough . This simple manipulation will significantly stretch and narrow the face. That is why before each procedure we carry out a series of measurements and mathematical calculations.

To change the "weight distribution" of traits, there are different methods. From the play of light and shadow when applying cosmetics to permanent methods of plastic surgery.

We will not talk about the most obvious reason for the fullness of the face associated with excess weight. If after losing weight you did not get the desired effect, then you need to look for other ways to make a wide face narrow.

We will start our story with home remedies, then we will talk about the latest low-traumatic developments in the field of cosmetology and plastic surgery.

To make a narrow face, you first need to visit a dentist

But not at all about the reason Cher did it.

One of the common causes of a wide face is a low bite and worn teeth. As a rule, the problem in this case is accompanied by a crunch and pain in the jaw joint, headaches.

To solve the problem, the dentist overestimates the bite with crowns, removes excess stress from the jaw joint and returns the correct shape to the face. The face becomes narrower.

Does exercise help to narrow the face with wide cheekbones

To narrow the face, facebuilding instructors recommend training the muscles of the cheek-zygomatic region, and in theory, exercises can give a good effect.

Facial fitness or a new stray for facial gymnastics.

We will not dissuade you from gymnastics, because keeping the muscles of the face in good shape is useful in any case.

Unfortunately, it is impossible to “pump up” only one or a couple of muscles in isolation. To one degree or another, all groups of facial muscles will be loaded, including those areas that expand the face.

How to apply blush to narrow your face

If you apply makeup correctly, then the face visually narrows and slims.

To narrow the face with blush, you need to make the skin under the cheekbones a tone darker. For this, dark blush, dark shades of foundation or matte bronzer, which makes the skin tanned, are suitable.

With the mouth closed, we lower the lower jaw and retract the cheeks. The line of the cheekbones is clearly drawn on the face.

On the area under the cheekbones, in the direction from the center of the cheek to the ear, we apply a dark shade.

We apply a highlighter to the upper point of the cheekbones to emphasize: everything light seems visually larger.

All cosmetics should be used without fanaticism and shade the line of transition from one tone to another so that the face does not lose its naturalness.

The second way is to focus on the eyes and eyebrows to distract the gaze of the beholder from the cheeks. We paint over the eyelashes in two layers, give a neat shape to the eyebrows.

The main advantage of this method is that you can narrow your face with makeup in a few minutes, on your own and almost for free.

The ability to pose and accessories will make a wide face visually narrower.

What to do if you need to make a narrow face "here and now", urgently? For example, you have a photo session. Remember how celebrities pose.

The mouth is slightly open, the teeth are open. In this position, the chin drops, the face visually stretches, the cheeks sink a little, the cheekbones stand out and, in general, the face seems narrower - that's the whole secret. It is worth lowering the lower part of the face a little - and voila, a great photo is provided!

See, for example, how Jennifer Lopez poses:

And here is the result:

Jennifer Lopez

To make the face visually narrower, you can use square-shaped glasses. This accessory works in two directions at once. On the one hand, it makes the temple area more massive, and thus hides a wide face in the cheek area. On the other hand, it distracts the eye from the massive line of the lower jaw.

The same effect gives oblique bangs or voluminous hairstyle.

If temporary measures do not suit you, and you want to narrow your round face for a long time, pay attention to cosmetic methods.

How to make a face with cosmetic methods

1. With a general fullness of the face, lipopolitics are recognized as the most effective and INNO-TDS Draining ppc. These drugs safely “burn” and remove excess subcutaneous fat.
   
   Their effect is comparable to liposuction, so do not trust the procedure to a beautician. The drug should not fall outside the fat areas. The procedure should be performed only by a doctor who is thoroughly familiar with the anatomy of the face.

   

   "Before" and 10 days "after" rhinoplasty (surgeon) and removal of Bish's lumps (surgeon). The lower third of the face stretched out, the heaviness of the cheeks went away. The face looks lighter and more harmonious.

   
   

   It is important to understand that for the operation, the doctor must have a well-developed sense of proportion. There is a risk, after removing Bish's lumps, to get excessive retraction of the cheeks. Then the face takes on a tired, haggard look. At Platinental, we remove just enough to keep the face fresh, natural and attractive.

2. laser face liposuction. The destruction of fat cells in this case is carried out by a laser. A cannula with a laser nozzle is inserted through punctures in the anatomical folds in the ear area.

After the fat is removed, the cannula is switched to the collagen stimulation mode, so the skin recovers and tightens faster after the procedure.

The procedure allows you to get rid of fat deposits and narrow the face without scars - two-millimeter punctures heal without a trace.

3. With the initial age-related sagging of the skin - - helps to cope with thread lifting. The threads pull soft tissues up, make the face noticeably narrower and slimmer.

Photos "before" and "after"

Somehow, at one of the first elections, being almost complete dummies in PR, I made a leaflet for a candidate. He called the chief, and he said - the candidate in the photo is looking to the left, which means - to the past. And it is necessary that in the future. Find another photo... At the same moment, I mirrored the muzzle in Photoshop, i.e. unfolded horizontally, I say to the boss: "So it will go?" /> - Never! - answered the chief, - Never do that again! The left and right halves of the face are completely different people! We DO NOT BELIEVE. HIM - they will not believe ...
I learned my lesson and never did it again. Today I did a simple experiment. I took a photo of the Prime Minister and assembled his face separately from two right and two left halves ... Take a look for yourself: they may be brothers, but DIFFERENT people!

Prof. A.N. Anuashvili, Doctor of Technical and Psychological Sciences, as a result of research, found that this pattern does not apply to our face. It turns out that the state of the right hemisphere is projected on the right side of our face, and the state of the left hemisphere is projected on the left half. And since many of us are far from personal harmony, our faces are asymmetrical. Scientists tried to make a portrait of a person from two left or two right halves. And then it turned out that in this way completely different portraits are often obtained. In the system of Avtandil Anuashvili, a portrait from the right halves of the face is called "spiritual", and from the left - "life".

This system turned out to have one wonderful property - a simple observation on a computer screen of portraits made up of two identical halves of one's face leads to the harmonization of personality! Scientists working under the leadership of Avtandil Nikolaevich came to such an unexpected discovery. The results, they say, are impressive. There have been cases of curing mental and neurological diseases, drunkenness, and so on.

Photo by the author (Doddy)

Based on the results of these studies, A.N. Anuashvili developed a method of video-computer psychodiagnostics and psychocorrection (VCP), for which he received a medical patent. What is this method?

The method is based on the determination of the functional asymmetry of the two hemispheres of the brain. The image of a person is entered into a computer, a special program builds two portraits from the halves of his face - "spiritual" and "vital", and then compares them. The dominance of one of the hemispheres of the brain, the difference in the amplitudes of oscillatory processes in the hemispheres is determined. After that, the computer gives out psychological and professional characteristics, a forecast of behavior in different situations, recommendations for professional orientation and personal harmonization. The reliability of such computer diagnostics is very high.

This is a simple and convenient method, for example, for hiring. No psychological tests for you with a huge number of questions. There are many more areas in which computer psychodiagnostics and psychocorrection can work perfectly and are already working today.

VKP is used in the State Service of the Russian Federation, in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, in the Center for Advanced Medical Technologies, as well as in medical centers for objective psychodiagnostics, psychocorrection and family psychotherapy in Russia, in the CIS countries and abroad.

However, today every person with access to a PC can enter his image into the computer, and with the help of a graphic editor, build two portraits - “left” and “right”. And, as the creators of the psychodiagnostic system advise, at least for a week every day for 10-15 minutes, look at "yourself beloved" in two versions. This way you can get rid of many problems. Agree, it is not so difficult.

Try it, maybe it will help? And your life will flow in a new way - harmoniously and easily.