see, this is because your brain can’t put it up to much scrutiny. it knows that eyes are supposed to be round, and wet, and inside the skull, but if you invalidate some of those preconceptions, the brain doesn’t know what to do, and you, as a content creator, can get away with a lot of lousy stuff.
I’ve been thinking about this too. And how on the opposite end, once you start going for realism, you hit the uncanny valley and difficulty spikes, since you now have to be super accurate.
That square eyes are way easier to draw. *and hair
squeyes. *and squair
see, this is because your brain can’t put it up to much scrutiny. it knows that eyes are supposed to be round, and wet, and inside the skull, but if you invalidate some of those preconceptions, the brain doesn’t know what to do, and you, as a content creator, can get away with a lot of lousy stuff.
I may have also subconciously channeled my minecraft skin
I think if you just put something in the “correct” spot our brains will go yup this is eyes
I’ve been thinking about this too. And how on the opposite end, once you start going for realism, you hit the uncanny valley and difficulty spikes, since you now have to be super accurate.