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The Profile View
Generally speaking, there are 3 different angles from which we can view a face and receive a different impression: frontal, profile, and semi-profile. All three of these significantly contribute to the overall "look" of an individual's face. As previously discussed, the most striking feature of the frontal view is the geometric shape that the face most closely resembles: Square, Oblong, Oval, Pentagon, or Round. The profile view's most striking element is whether the face appears vertically straight and flat or sloped and protruding. In determining the shape of the profile, there are two important aspects: the facial angle (which is determined by the shape of the skull) and the facial features (which includes skeletal features such as the forehead and chin, as well as fleshy features like the nose
The skull on the left has noticeable protrusion in the jaw region. The skull on the right is remarkably flat
While both of these skulls have straight facial angles (no protrusion in the jaw region), their facial features would have looked quite different.
In life, the individual on the left would have had a sloped forehead, strong brow-ridges, a protruding nose, and heavy chin. Their face shape would have been a Square.
In life, the individual on the right would have had a straight forehead, minimal brow-ridges, a light nose, and light chin. Their face shape would have been an Oval or Oblon
The facial angle is only part of what makes a profile appear straight. Heavy fleshy features will give the face a protruding look and prevent the profile from appearing straight. Women's faces tend to be less angular and have less bone growth than men's. Because of this, women's profiles are often straighter than men's.
While many Ovals have straight profiles, not everyone with a straight profile is an Oval. The most important indicator of whether someone is Aryan-looking is the face shape when viewed from the front.
It is not always possible to determine an individual's frontal face shape by looking at their profile.
Ovals with straight profiles.
Sloped profile (left) and straight profile (right).
Sloped profile (left) and straight profile (right).
Sloped profile (left) and straight profile (right).
Who looks more heroic?
The difference in forehead profile is not caused by simple tilting of the head, as some claim, but an actual physical difference in the shape of the forehead.
Skull with sloped forehead (left) and vertical forehead (right).
Could this skull have fit her forehead if it was heavily sloping instead of vertical?
To give an ultimate example of the aesthetic difference between a straight and a sloped forehead, we can transform a single individual. A robust face with a protruding profile (left) photoshopped to have more gracile features, resulting in a straight profile (right).
The original face on the left has a sloped forehead, strong browridge, heavy nose, and heavy chin. The photoshopped version has a straight forehead, no browridge, light nose, light chin, and the jaw region itself appears to have been made smaller.
Generally speaking, there are 3 different angles from which we can view a face and receive a different impression: frontal, profile, and semi-profile. All three of these significantly contribute to the overall "look" of an individual's face. As previously discussed, the most striking feature of the frontal view is the geometric shape that the face most closely resembles: Square, Oblong, Oval, Pentagon, or Round. The profile view's most striking element is whether the face appears vertically straight and flat or sloped and protruding. In determining the shape of the profile, there are two important aspects: the facial angle (which is determined by the shape of the skull) and the facial features (which includes skeletal features such as the forehead and chin, as well as fleshy features like the nose
The skull on the left has noticeable protrusion in the jaw region. The skull on the right is remarkably flat
While both of these skulls have straight facial angles (no protrusion in the jaw region), their facial features would have looked quite different.
In life, the individual on the left would have had a sloped forehead, strong brow-ridges, a protruding nose, and heavy chin. Their face shape would have been a Square.
In life, the individual on the right would have had a straight forehead, minimal brow-ridges, a light nose, and light chin. Their face shape would have been an Oval or Oblon
The facial angle is only part of what makes a profile appear straight. Heavy fleshy features will give the face a protruding look and prevent the profile from appearing straight. Women's faces tend to be less angular and have less bone growth than men's. Because of this, women's profiles are often straighter than men's.
While many Ovals have straight profiles, not everyone with a straight profile is an Oval. The most important indicator of whether someone is Aryan-looking is the face shape when viewed from the front.
It is not always possible to determine an individual's frontal face shape by looking at their profile.
Ovals with straight profiles.
Sloped profile (left) and straight profile (right).
Sloped profile (left) and straight profile (right).
Sloped profile (left) and straight profile (right).
Who looks more heroic?
The difference in forehead profile is not caused by simple tilting of the head, as some claim, but an actual physical difference in the shape of the forehead.
Skull with sloped forehead (left) and vertical forehead (right).
Could this skull have fit her forehead if it was heavily sloping instead of vertical?
To give an ultimate example of the aesthetic difference between a straight and a sloped forehead, we can transform a single individual. A robust face with a protruding profile (left) photoshopped to have more gracile features, resulting in a straight profile (right).
The original face on the left has a sloped forehead, strong browridge, heavy nose, and heavy chin. The photoshopped version has a straight forehead, no browridge, light nose, light chin, and the jaw region itself appears to have been made smaller.
