Poll: How Big is Too Big?

[not_you]

4... Wouldn't want to go any larger than that...

I suppose I could handle 5, but on characters that are designed to be human anything beyond that is just creepy to me...

 

[verdant monkai]

1 looks gross. 2-6 are fine, 7 obviously gets away with it in exaggerated manga's/anime. 8 and 9 look stupid to me.

 

[General Twinkletoes]

once it gets past 3 I dislike it.

I actually really like anime, but I've only seen a couple because moe art styles and the deliberately cute voices from women (even in more serious series) annoy me too much.

 

[lucky_sharm]

Depends on the girl and the artstyle. In this case, 5 would be my limit.

 

[Blow_Pop]

6 is where I start getting uncomfortable. But can deal with it. The entire bottom row for me is too big.

I guess I'm just not a big eye kind of person.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

I can handle up to #6. Anything larger is getting ridiculous.

 

[Coakle]

Looking at the diagram, at what point do you say "Nope, too big?"


My limit is 6, I also could handle a 7 with an eye-patch. I think it's a surface area thing.

The more insect-like the better. Its perfectly normal to be turned on by cartoons where ladies looks like insects.

This is the most "Praying Mantis-like" facial structure, I've come across.

Spoiler: Tries to Scream, but makes no sound

It's interesting that you mentioned ladies. Some other poster wanted examples of category 1 eyes, but from what I've gathered, only gentlemen seem to get those kinds of eyes.

 

[spartan231490]

7 is where it looks creepy to me, but it depends on the total artstyle and goal.

 

[Izanagi009_v1legacy]

#3 is where it starts to get annoying, and everything past #4 is hideous.

No offence but it looks like you are a minority as most (including me) put the limit at 6. I guess it's because we are more used to anime; my personal reason is that, as an autistic, it was hard for me to understand body language so the exaggerated eyes helped in that regard.

That does bring up a question, you said that a good chunk of your colleagues like the anime style but you don't. I wonder why some people can like the larger eyes like a 6 while you are getting a bit annoyed at a 3?

 

[Chemical Alia]

#3 is where it starts to get annoying, and everything past #4 is hideous.

No offence but it looks like you are a minority as most (including me) put the limit at 6. I guess it's because we are more used to anime; my personal reason is that, as an autistic, it was hard for me to understand body language so the exaggerated eyes helped in that regard.

That does bring up a question, you said that a good chunk of your colleagues like the anime style but you don't. I wonder why some people can like the larger eyes like a 6 while you are getting a bit annoyed at a 3?

Because they like anime style and I don't? Am I missing something here? The diagram isn't really that great of an example, since all of the faces are pretty generic overall.

 

[Izanagi009_v1legacy]

#3 is where it starts to get annoying, and everything past #4 is hideous.

No offence but it looks like you are a minority as most (including me) put the limit at 6. I guess it's because we are more used to anime; my personal reason is that, as an autistic, it was hard for me to understand body language so the exaggerated eyes helped in that regard.

That does bring up a question, you said that a good chunk of your colleagues like the anime style but you don't. I wonder why some people can like the larger eyes like a 6 while you are getting a bit annoyed at a 3?

Because they like anime style and I don't? Am I missing something here? The diagram isn't really that great of an example, since all of the faces are pretty generic overall.

Apologies, I was just asking what would cause some people to be attracted to the style and others like you to find it annoying/hideous

And you are right, the issue with this is that we need a face to compare it to.

Take Matoi Ryuuko of Kill la Kill

Given the simplistic style of her face and the hyper-stylized art, small eyes would really not work. It would seem too off.

Compare that to Commander Shepherd

If Shepherd's eyes were larger, it would conflict with the general style of Mass Effect.

Ultimately, while some eye sizes are universally too small or large, I would think context in terms of the facial shape and art style is needed before saying which eye size will work though people who do not like anime style work like you would probably steer towards the lower end.

 

[Zykon TheLich_v1legacy]

1 and 2 are fine, 3 is kind of irritating but doesn't make me want to vomit, well, perhaps just a little bit of sick in the back of my mouth, everything past that is completely ignorable, it's just cartoon anime garbage to me, but number 3 is just the right mix of realism and animu to create an abomination, something unholy that masquerades as real people. It catches your attention by looking almost acceptable but you just can't get away from the subtle wrongness it exudes. The more I look at it the more I hate it.

In response to your background, Akira, Ghost in the Shell and AD Police are the only animes I could stand.

 

[Chemical Alia]

snip

I actually find the art style of Mass Effect so incredibly uninspired and monotonous, it's like, an active force repelling me from ever playing it. There is absolute zero things that I find interesting to look at with the Commander Shepherd character design, for the same reasons that anime style generally puts me off. Also, your other image isn't loading.

 

[List]

eye size depends on the style of the show/comic mostly
1st row is more for seinen
2nd seems to be standard shounen sizes
3rd row sizes are only acceptable for me if the character is in a chibi style of drawing

 

[Izanagi009_v1legacy]

snip

I actually find the art style of Mass Effect so incredibly uninspired and monotonous, it's like, an active force repelling me from ever playing it. There is absolute zero things that I find interesting to look at with the Commander Shepherd character design, for the same reasons that anime style generally puts me off. Also, your other image isn't loading.

here is the link
http://s1.zerochan.net/Matoi.Ryuuko.600.1614066.jpg

and to clarify, what are the reasons the anime style puts you off again?

 

[likalaruku]

1-3 Male eye size, 4-6 female eye size, 7-9 chibi eye sized.

On a woman, 1-3 is too small, & if not a chibi, 7-9 are too big.

Of course, chibis are at their cutest with tiny dot eyes.

 

[lucky_sharm]

1 and 2 are fine, 3 is kind of irritating but doesn't make me want to vomit, well, perhaps just a little bit of sick in the back of my mouth, everything past that is completely ignorable, it's just cartoon anime garbage to me, but number 3 is just the right mix of realism and animu to create an abomination, something unholy that masquerades as real people. It catches your attention by looking almost acceptable but you just can't get away from the subtle wrongness it exudes. The more I look at it the more I hate it.

In response to your background, Akira, Ghost in the Shell and AD Police are the only animes I could stand.

I think you'd like Attack on Titan, Psycho Pass, and Baccano.

 

[Ieyke]

2-5 is good.
1 is too small, 6 is too big.

But then it also depends on the art style. The Powerpuff Girls, for example, are so abstract to begin with that their eyes aren't weird at all.

 

[00slash00]

8 is actually the only one that bugs me. 1-7 seem typical anime eyes but 8 just looks weird. But 9 is so over the top that is doesn't really bother me

 

[MrHide-Patten]

Looking at the diagram, at what point do you say "Nope, too big?"

Spoiler: Diagram

Please PM me if you know the original artist

My limit is 6, I also could handle a 7 with an eye-patch. I think it's a surface area thing.

Background:

Spoiler: Background

I became curious about other people's tolerance for eye size, after I tried to watch Azumanga Daioh.

I really enjoyed School Rumble, so I was pretty sure I would like the shows humor. I couldn't get past those eyes. Too unsettling.

Spoiler: Azumanga Daioh

Spoiler: TOO MUCH

For a second I didn't think this thread was about eyes, and was a little afraid to click on the spoiler tag, lest I be subjected to lots of NSFW pics

On the subject, depends on the style of show, but I mainly draw the line personally between 4-5 when I draw characters.