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Published: 2014-07-06 08:06:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 1921; Favourites: 63; Downloads: 0
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watercolor/ aquarelle and inkInspired by the sickness that makes it impossible for some to see physical faces.
Thankfully its very rare!
In this way they cant see their mothers, beloved or even their child's faces. How terrifying
Hope u liked it
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Hi there. This is only my second critique on deviant so please forgive any unconventional formatting.
First of all I wanted to applaud you for taking on such a complicated concept/issue. Bravo. I'm sure a great deal of people have never heard of prosopagnosia.
The contrast between the black/white and the color is nice and it grabs my attention. It also points to the prime focus of the piece. This is the kind of artwork that I would call a one-hitter. It's direct and to the point. If this is what you were going for then its a success in that regard. I could see this as maybe a poster for an awareness campaign or something.
There is just a few things I would caution you about on this piece. I would be careful not to put these type of primary colors right next to each other in this rainbow-like fashion. For the most part I think it's okay here because the colors have transparency which creates more depth, and also because you put black behind them which gives them a little more pop. Normally though, I would just try to avoid that. Try to use colors with a little grey mixed in and try to space out any pure primary colors that you do use. This will create even more pop and will be more interesting. Also, there's nothing wrong with this type of imagery (such as a person obscuring their face with their hand or self mutilation) for getting across the point you wanted to, but I will say that it is something that has been done many times before to represent other mental/cognitive issues. This is the main reason I deducted points from originality.
Don't get me wrong this piece does have impact, and as I mentioned before it caught my attention. You took on a challenging concept and I appreciate that. Overall this is not a bad artwork it just needs a few adjustments.
I look forward to looking at more of your art. Keep up the good work!
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I thank you for your honesty and the time you have spent on doing so. This made me very glad and opened my eyes for new developments!
I think that you have been fair and gentle with me so tank you for that and i look forward too more suggestions and tips on how to get even better!
So again, Thank you so much.
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You're very welcome. If you ever want any more feedback just let me know and I'd be happy to.
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i know this is old, and its a lovely piece, but i want to add that i can see faces and remember distinctive traits, i just cant recall faces or tell similar-looking people apart; if i know two skinny blondes with freckles and see both of them in the same clothes in the same context, id have a lot of trouble telling them apart. but i can still see anything as easily as anyone else; faces arent missing, theyre just nearly impossible to remember unless they're super unique and distinctive (im talking, like, someone who looks exactly like a cat or something)
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Beautiful piece here. I've heard of that before and you're right it must be terrifying and so sad for the loved ones that just don't get recognised day in and day out
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One even told me he have problems recognizing himself in pictures D:
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I really can't imagine how hard it must be day to day
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I like the image of how she's nearly scraping her own face off in a splatter of color; I can relate to that, because once I look away, it's like the face of the person was never there, just gone from my mind--now you see it, now you don't!
We CAN see faces, we just can't use them as identifiers any more than an ear or a toe. Many of us can recognize close family as well, but some can't, because prosopagnosia has varying degrees and types.
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Is it the memory of a persons face that disappear and its like it feels unfamiliar when u look at it again? Or is it more that you can see the face if you concentrate?
Its awesome too hear actual fact from someone who knows what they r talking about. thank you for sharing!
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Anytime! It's kind of frustrating to live with, so it's nice to talk about sometimes! Anyway, there are a few kinds of prosopagnosia, so I can only talk about myself here....
But nah, I don't have to concentrate to see someone's face. It's always right there, and I can see the face's expressions just like anyone else. But when I look away, it's gone from my memory. It's kind of like looking at people's ears. Different ears probably have plenty of differences, but they still look the same, you know? It's the same thing with faces for me. Some other prosos I know sometimes talk about trying to remember faces by putting them together in their head like puzzle pieces, but that never works for me.
So, if I am talking to two children (for example) and they are the same height and have the same hair color, I probably won't be able to remember which is which. And if someone I know suddenly shaves his beard or cuts their hair, I won't know who they are (until I hear their voice or watch their movements, if I'm lucky.)
I was born with it, which is called Developmental Prosopagnosia. Acquired Prosopagnosia is when someone gets it from, say, a head injury.
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I can tell you how fascinating i find it. In the same time im sorry for your troubles. The ear comparison very easy to understand. Is this something that can be "fixed" with operation or medicine? Do your recognize your own face when you look in the mirror?
Thank you so much for sharing this
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Glad to share! 
There's really nothing that can cure or fix prosopagnosia yet, but I think science is getting closer. There was a rumor I heard recently that a certain hormone had positive effects, but it would fade away after a day or so and stop working or something. Someone also came up with the idea of adding a face-recognition app to google glasses (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_G… , which would be amazing if they did it.
Sometimes, I wonder if I want to be cured, actually. I can't remember faces, but I can remember other things like quotes, scripts, and room layouts almost *exactly*, and I'm afraid that if my prosopagnosia goes away, then so will my great memory of other things. But only time will tell.
When we recognize people, we use context to figure out who we're talking to. For example, I'll be able to identify my sister's roomate when I go to visit them inside their apartment. Most of the time, I can even do this if other people are visiting, because the context of the apartment helps me figure it out. But if I were to see that roomate walking down the street in a completely different town, I wouldn't recognize her at
That's why mirrors are actually really easy. Mirrors are obvious context: if I'm looking in a mirror, and I see someone looking back, it's obviously my reflection. Nobody needs face recognition to realize that, hahaha!
But some of us do have trouble recognizing our own faces. Sometimes, I will have trouble when I see myself in a photograph. I've actually asked, "who's that?" and people tell me that it's me! (So embarrassing!) Eventually I will figure it out, but it'll take a few seconds or so to realize that I'm looking at myself, and then a few seconds to recognize my own face.
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it is a scary disorder (very rare though), I love how you depicted it in the piece
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And thank god its rare X3 Thank you so much
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Did you read "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat"? It tells about a man with prosopagnosia, among other disorders. He didn't seem upset, however. It's pretty interesting.
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I haven't but im definitely gonna check it up
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Interesting work, and interesting disorder.
Do you know someone who deals with this ?
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Thank you! 
And no i dont put i find it fascinating 
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Det här är så himla coolt, gillar hur du har blandat färger och gråskalor!
Kände inte till den här sjukdomen innan, det måste vara tufft.
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Tack så mycket
Ja tack gode gud för att man inte har den XD
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I did a really similar watercolour a few months ago... interesting how a similar piece can have completely different concepts
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really?
And if so i hope u dont think i copied your painting!
anyway hope u liked it :3
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Yeah, here's the link if you haven't seen it yet
98laurat.deviantart.com/art/Yo…
And don't worry of course I don't, I think your colours are very powerful :3
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omg they DO look similar! Yours r very soft but at the same powerful. Well done!
And thank you
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Very nice
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Your english is very good and yes i understand. Thank you
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