tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post4202215097642242506..comments2024-03-28T06:18:17.942-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Gender ContrastsJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-62597653497659912492016-07-23T16:36:23.611-04:002016-07-23T16:36:23.611-04:00Fascinating. Thanks for sharing this interesting o...Fascinating. Thanks for sharing this interesting observation.Brad Tearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04311014022243382658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-19442675328399646952016-07-21T02:09:37.231-04:002016-07-21T02:09:37.231-04:00WOW!! I Can't believe you just posted this. I ...WOW!! I Can't believe you just posted this. I did a painting live yesterday and some people in my audience couldn't tell if the portrait was male or female. Afterward I started to wonder myself what I could do to push the face toward the correct sex. So now I know! Thanks. Here's the painting if you want to check it out. http://gueneveresgarden.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.htmlGuenevere Schwienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274432969266742031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-89159737080690291162016-07-20T17:51:59.714-04:002016-07-20T17:51:59.714-04:00I think the real subconscious cue is the fact that...I think the real subconscious cue is the fact that the photo on the right has the appearance of a slightly darker skin tone (which is common to men of all racial groups), and the fact that the lips on the left image are significantly darker (a common attribute of females). Mostly likely, evolution favored a slightly lighter skin pigmentation for women because of the greater demand for vitamin D in pregnancy, while the redder (darker) lips is a feminine cue of fertility (this is likely why lipstick is used so widely across cultures). These cues are enhanced by increasing the contrast, but my guess is that it's not really the contrast itself that is the important factor.<br /><br />Scott BurdickUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425624259065249397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-73564904369064898072016-07-20T08:13:02.007-04:002016-07-20T08:13:02.007-04:00What I see is that the 'female' has darker...What I see is that the 'female' has darker lips and the 'male' has a darker shadow around the nose. amulettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08518698665243308354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-55310604381573986312016-07-19T23:06:11.280-04:002016-07-19T23:06:11.280-04:00Why are people who look like that offended when yo...Why are people who look like that offended when you git it wrong? Especially when it is a boy with long hair and a face like the one on the left that is just pretentious.<br /><br />I have made a Dinotopia fan art I call it the Dinotopia and Chandara Railway I would love to mail you the original, but to be honest after I messed up the head of one of the sauropods I started inking it digitally, despite that most of the color is from my new General's drawing & sketching pencil kit. <br /><br /><br />dinodanthetrainmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458457912139150808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-32636939873674455232016-07-19T17:30:26.069-04:002016-07-19T17:30:26.069-04:00I won't be delving into that particular scient...I won't be delving into that particular scientific paper, but I do love a visual puzzle. Thanks!<br /><br />Walter Wickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160508302105334206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-79691188992067020552016-07-19T14:24:36.331-04:002016-07-19T14:24:36.331-04:00Walter, I agree. Good eye. Although the difference...Walter, I agree. Good eye. Although the difference between these two faces is often described as simply a difference of overall contrast, as you say, certain features are locally enhanced. That's why I qualified it as "contrast of the features." Russell, in his scientific paper describes the difference like this: "female faces were shown to have greater luminance contrast between the eyes, lips, and the surrounding skin than did male faces."James Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-47902735395663657502016-07-19T13:42:18.463-04:002016-07-19T13:42:18.463-04:00I could see that they were the same face, even as ...I could see that they were the same face, even as I would have picked the left imagine as female and the right as male when prompted. However, I don't believe "facial contrast", though a science-sounding term is the cause. I adjusted right side face in photoshop and the "maleness" remained. The left image has been locally toned to appear as lipstick, which was not due to the effect of a global contrast adjustment. The application of "make up" is what tips the balance.Walter Wickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160508302105334206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-6916421971384297412016-07-19T13:39:20.836-04:002016-07-19T13:39:20.836-04:00Fascinating how such a small difference can change...Fascinating how such a small difference can change perception so drastically. I'm going to keep my eye out for real-life examples now. Thanks for sharing this.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17860566249304591279noreply@blogger.com