Narrowbones
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The reason why people like zayn malik have an ideal looking eye area despite their esr being unideal, is because he has a small skull. Skull circumference is a huge factor in how perceived eye spacing is occurred. Basically, the skull is a 3d structure, so 2d measurements don’t tell the whole story as to how a specific feature will look on someone’s face irl
Because zayn’s skull circumference is below average, his below average ipd still looks ideal because the eyes appear larger compared to the overall skull. If you were to move his eyes further apart, then you would have to make his skull taller and wider and then you would just get a completely different person.
What I’m trying to say, base 2d ratios are a pretty good indicator of harmony, but that’s assuming the person’s skull falls under the average size and circumference.
People with below average skull size can get away with things such as a low esr, meanwhile people with very large skulls can get away with wider set eyes from my experience of measuring.
Even people like Ian somerhalder, his esr was a flaw on the basic 2d measurement system but because he has a raw below male average skull size, his eyes appear larger compared to the whole picture, thus making it appear ideal.
I am working on a way to incorporate raw skull size and circumference into a formulaic way, so the ideal ranges have more of a range depending on whether you have a below or above average skull size
Obviously, this can only go so far, and extremely close set ipd will still look awful on a really tiny bug skull. But if you look at every good looking guy that has below average eye spacing, 9/10 it’s because they have a smaller head than the average adult male
Because zayn’s skull circumference is below average, his below average ipd still looks ideal because the eyes appear larger compared to the overall skull. If you were to move his eyes further apart, then you would have to make his skull taller and wider and then you would just get a completely different person.
What I’m trying to say, base 2d ratios are a pretty good indicator of harmony, but that’s assuming the person’s skull falls under the average size and circumference.
People with below average skull size can get away with things such as a low esr, meanwhile people with very large skulls can get away with wider set eyes from my experience of measuring.
Even people like Ian somerhalder, his esr was a flaw on the basic 2d measurement system but because he has a raw below male average skull size, his eyes appear larger compared to the whole picture, thus making it appear ideal.
I am working on a way to incorporate raw skull size and circumference into a formulaic way, so the ideal ranges have more of a range depending on whether you have a below or above average skull size
Obviously, this can only go so far, and extremely close set ipd will still look awful on a really tiny bug skull. But if you look at every good looking guy that has below average eye spacing, 9/10 it’s because they have a smaller head than the average adult male



