Facial Geometry: Graphic Facial Analysis for Forensic Artists

Forensic art may be defined as 'portrait art minus a tangible subject.' The main objective of this book is to present a series of practical indices interrelating the key features of the human face that will provide a foundation for any exercise in forensic art from composite sketch to post-mortem 're-facing.' These indices are illustrated with a survey of the numerous and often surprising geometric forms that permeate facial design. The various triangles and rectangles, rhomboids and trapezoids, parallelograms and circles that define the human face (the theme) and give it individuality (variations on the theme) are examined. The chapters provide necessary information to define the cephalometric points, planes, areas and lines that demarcate the human face, including the detailed surface anatomy of the eye, nose, mouth and ear. The underlying geometry of the human facial plan is revealed, illustrating a selection of triangles, rectangles, and other polygons. The graphic facial analysis (GFA) of the frontal face is covered, with sixteen indices and triangles defining and illustrating their means and ranges of variation. The GFA details the lateral face by means of eight angles and indices with special attention given to the nose and ear. With 45 illustrations and two tables in this clear and comprehensive text, this book leaves little to the imagination and is truly a unique treatise and source of information.

• Forensic Art and Illustration
• Forensic Facial Reconstruction
• Forensic Art Essentials: A Manual for Law Enforcement Artists
• Facial Reconstruction for Artists
• Ask a Forensic Artist: Skulls, Suspects, and the Art of Solving Crime
• Heads
• Ceramic Sculpture: Making Faces: A Guide to Modeling the Head and Face with Clay
• Face It: A Visual Reference for Multi-ethnic Facial Modeling
• Art of Drawing: Drawing Hands & Feet: Form, Proportions, Gestures and Actions
• Human Proportions for Artists