Chapter 5 - Races, Expressions, Teeth, Women, Vehicles, Tattoos, and Jewelry

Abstract

It is difficult for any artist to draw someone of a race other than his or her own in an authentic manner. Pondering the different races could seem overwhelming to an artist endeavoring to sketch any and all populations that might be described to him or her by a witness. This chapter studies the basic differences in shading of the faces of the various races. In the broadest manner of speaking regarding the structure of the skull, there are three recognized races. They are termed Negroid, Caucasoid, and Mongoloid. The theory is that all skull structures are either one of these three or a mixture in varying proportions. It is recommended to focus drawing practice on any minority which one has trouble sketching. While working on expressions one needs not be overly concerned with the most extreme expressions, since the most common expression displayed by suspects and subsequently asked for in the drawing by witnesses can be in seen every year of cases worked. Fortunately for the artist, this expression is easy to depict. The corrugator muscle between the eyebrows is flexed, causing vertical lines to form starting at the inner edges of the eyebrows and reaching up toward the center of the forehead. The other expression requested by witnesses on occasion is that of a typical happy grin. This expression often is seen on pedophiles that are trying to be friendly in order to lure their unsuspecting prey. . The chapter also describes how to sketch female suspects, vehicles used in the commission of crime, scars and other anomalies, and jewelry.