Tracy Morgan's Mouth

Chris Rock has a Crazy Mouth

Graphing Smiles

I think it is safe to say that no two smiles are exactly alike, but it is also safe to say that after you've drawn many smiles, you can't help but notice certain structural similarities that carry through.

The very fact that these icons exist and are so readily identified with supports the idea of some amount of consistency between smiles. If, however, we aim to capture likeness, it is important that we don't draw that same simple smile shape on every face. Some people will have a smile shape just like the one seen above, but they are rare creatures. Here's two videos I made about mouths and how they can be constructed.