Are you a good judge of people? Can you understand them without a word and even without certain actions from their part? There is one secret that will help you to do it easily and in a few seconds –the state of a person is always described in his emotions. If you can read emotions you can understand the inner state of people, their mood, feelings and even intentions. People respond to certain circumstances with feelings that in their turn arouse different emotions. Whatever conditions the man undergoes, his emotions will tell everything about him. Actually, we can show various emotions, but there are only several basic like joy, sadness, fear, surprise and some others. It is not so hard to read and understand them, the main thing is not to overlook them.
This post is like a puzzle. It contains CG illustrations that depict people with strongly marked emotions. Most of them are easy to decode. Let’s try to guess these emotions!
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Title: Fleur de Lys
Author: Ravendusk
Portfolio here
Things that you see depend on your sense of perception, on your mood and your state of mind. Let’s take for example this illustration. What do you see here? How can you define the emotion of the girl presented here? Passion, agony, shock or even dread?
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Title: Stifled Smile
Author: Alexander Lashko
Software: Maya, mental ray, Photoshop, ZBrush
Portfolio here
This ingenuous face expresses the charming smile that is slightly stifled. This very expression speaks obviously for such emotion as gladness, happiness, jolliness or pleasure. Nice illustration and pleasant-looking girl!
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Title: Dragon Sky
Author: 97 bzo
Software: 3ds max, Brazil r/s, Photoshop
Portfolio here
Sheer exasperation is to be found on the face of this character. He holds the sword so determinedly that there is no doubt what he will do in the next moment. Very emotional illustration!
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Title: Aged Waiting
Author: 97 bzo
Software: 3ds max, Brazil r/s, Mudbox, Photoshop
Portfolio here
This illustration is full of harmony and piece. It renders the young girl and it is clearly seen that she is in bliss and euphoria. The primary emotion for this state can be defined as joy.
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Title: Des Ombres
Author: Melanie Delon
Software: Painter, Photoshop
Portfolio here
This state of mood is called complete calmness or equanimity. When it happens the person displays no emotions, just the cold alienation is seen in his eyes. Nice rendering!
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Title: Call of Cthulhu, Field Researcher
Author: Henning Ludvigsen
Software: Photoshop
Portfolio here
This illustration is worth your attention. It is really well done and the most interesting thing about it is the main character. Her face shows several emotions such as interest, thrill, surprise. All of them are defined as positive human emotions.
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Title: Breaking the Snail
Author: Krystal Camprubi
Software: Painter, Photoshop
Portfolio here
This illustration depicts the little brave fairy who breaks in the snail. She is fearless and daring. What type of emotions do we find here? Pride, triumph, exhilaration and real rapture.
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Title: Peter Paul Rubens
Author: Paul Wright
Software: Photoshop
Portfolio here
The author presents here his own interpretation of the famous canvas by Rubens “Two Satyrs”. He depicts everything brilliantly, especially the main figures and their emotions. What emotions exactly can you find here?
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Title: Match
Author: Linda Lisa West
Software: Photoshop
Portfolio here
When you look at these males everything is obvious. It is quite easy to define their emotions. Anger and nothing else. The impression of the violent rage interpenetrates this illustrations and it seems that even the least detail from it speaks for hostility.
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Title: Lost Love
Author: Luis Delgado
Software: Photoshop
Portfolio here
What do you see here? This illustration captures complete tranquility and peace of mind. Sometimes it happens so that there are no emotions and this is the very case.
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Title: You Cheat
Author: Alon Chou
Software: Photoshop
Portfolio here
Here you will find the wide range of emotions. Most of them are negative: anger, resentment, scorn, hostility. All these characters are incredibly done and that’s why super charming. Enjoy this pic!
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Title: Stay Metal
Author: Ivan Kashubo
Software: Photoshop
Portfolio here
This illustration is the expressive one. The girl that is pictured here is full of confidence and inner strength. You can easily guess the emotions that her face displays. Certainly, this woman is determined, glorious and energetic.
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Title: Wicked Little Thing
Author: Bao Pham
Software: Painter, Photoshop
Portfolio here
The first time you see this illustration you can define very precisely the emotions of its main character. Its appearance, the eyes and the whole posture speak for the panic, hysteria, fright and distress. Do you agree with me?
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Title: Hecate
Author: Bing Xiao
Software: Photoshop
Portfolio here
The wonderful atmosphere of this illustration is really charming. It depicts the Greek goddess Hecate – the goddess of the crossroads. Her face expresses sadness, sorrow and melancholy. It is easy to read these emotions in her eyes.
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