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Artnatomy/artnatomia: Anatomical Facial Expression Learning Tool InteractiveArtnatomy/artnatomia: Anatomical Facial Expression Learning Tool Interactive
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Visual & Performing Arts
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Resource Type
Interactives
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Lexile Measures
1320L
Language
English, Spanish
Interactive

Artnatomy/artnatomia: Anatomical Facial Expression Learning Tool

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A magnificent Flash interactive tool useful for teaching and learning about the anatomical foundation of facial expression. Expandable animated images overlay each other to show both the structure of the skull and the muscles employed when a face expresses surprise, fear, sadness, anger, scorn, or pleasure.

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Concepts

faces, facial expressions, portraiture

Additional Tags

creating portraits, creating realistic faces, drawing a face, drawing facial features, drawing portraits, drawing the face, face proportion, facial features, front view portrait, frontal portrait, human face, interactive art, painting faces, portrait drawing, portrait painting, technology and art, portraits

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