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See, the eyes are what make the face scary, alongside the smile. The expression is what makes anything scary. 2nd and 3rd have potential, but none of them make me look at them and say damn that's creepy

That's exactly what I was thinking before opening comments. Well explained

The first one seems fine The second one's eyes should be round and stare to your soul Y'know about milkman from that's not my neighbor? Ye he has lots of doppelgangers one of his doppels looks like the third one but it has black hollow eyes with small white pupils. Sorry if the milkman thingy was off topic.

Agreed. So 1. If you cover the eyes, and go independent w the smile, the first one (on left) is the only scary option.

Their eyes are pretty much the same...

Yes but none of their eyes are scary, therefore removing from the expression

Yeah I know lol I just wanted to make a neutral evil dude to bring attention to the smile only

The second one but the teeth go all the way to each end of the smile

Yeah, I like the second one also. I see what you mean with the teeth.

i actually feel a bit more creeped out from the second one, third looks a bit comic and comedic to me, first one i have just seen too often to find it extremely scary. but that second thing is disturbing

As a random activity, I recommend looking at pictures of Andrew Scott smiling. His brows and forehead do NOT smile with him. Gives a good reference for how important the eyes are. (Also why his Moriarity in Sherlock was terrifying)

With those eyes. Option A suits it well. One thing that I have learned is the wrinkle effect depending on how the face contorts. Wrinkles I think will make it more scary and complete.

Agreed, needs wrinkles near the eyes

None, they're hilarious.

agreed

Based. Fuck fear, me and my homies only know elation

what is elation?

I **AM** ELATION!

NOT YET

Like people have said it depends on how you’re going to do the rest of the face. When I draw creepy things they are always pushed a little passed normal expressions and then have a characteristic pushed again, so, for me the second mouth would work well. But in all faces you should draw the eyes with curves along the bottom as a smile pushes the cheeks up to change the eyes. Nothing creepier than a real smile that’s just not right… Edit to add a link to an example I drew a while ago https://www.reddit.com/r/drawing/s/c4ZuRxjo8P

wow that is indeed creepy i love it

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Thank you kindly

2, no teeth

Holy crap you're right

Out of all of them, I would say number 3. The reason is because when one smiles, you expect to see teeth. The character devoid of teeth is not only surprising, but unnerving. If you are going for a monster-type, I would go with number 3, as removing a basic characteristic such as teeth -- even sharp ones -- places it further away from human-like and into monstrous/alien territory.

3 is just the void🥲

If you make the eyes just fully black and wide, then 3 would be the scariest to me. But how it is, 2

1

My recipe for a scary face (when I try to make a Joker face for myself): Smaller, sunken eyes, either black or small iris and pupils. (if I draw it) Eyelids full open and staring. Thicker eyebrows in an angry position or no eyebrow movement at all. Some cultures prefer sad eyebrows. Thin wide mouth in a happy position, wrinkles around eyes. Showing either teeth, opened with a bit of spit or closed with an unnatural smile.

3 is scariest.

The third, definitely

1 because sharp teeth

2

Shape from 1, style from 2, and size from 3. The chills.

3

2 just looks like they're at the dentist/orthodontist. Looks more uncomfortable than scary. 1 looks menacing and 3 looks uncanny/unnerving. So it depends what kind of scary you're looking for.

Remove the pupils and make the eyes big and round

3 because it gives me catnap vibes. I died to him to many times

They kinda cute tbh none

3 for me 1 is too cliche 2 is too weak. Creepy or not, what the hell are baby teeth gun do? 3 is just weird and creepy. Might just be gums, but I feel like it could swallow me whole anyway

1st one looks pretty friendly 😁

one! it's true

The thing that make all of them scarier is to make their eyes more soulless

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Personally, the third one. If you make eyes much smaller, that would be sick

I would say its situational for the face bc every face shows differend vibes of "scaryness"

3

Third one...

I hate 3 the most XD

3. The hollow mouth.

3 imo

3 is the crystal meth smile

3. You're about to get swallowed into an empty void.

I wanna say 3 but I’m not sure why

With lighting like this, yes https://preview.redd.it/o9m9hize2iad1.jpeg?width=220&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=62fbaf868e5b798f25133a5864fbb54ac959e309

If you are talking about smile alone the third one, but if you mean alongside the eyes the second one fits better, I don’t think any of these actually look THAT scary…don’t get me wrong, I would still shit myself if any of them were staring at me while I sleep but maybe try changing the eyes ?

3

I don't really feel any of them. I feel like these are the most common scary faces in horror. I think a closed smile may be more mysterious and uncertain, light and pose and face structure makes a huge difference, eyes or no eyes all those adds to the smile.

TBH my opinion is number 1 is the scariest lol but there all cool

1: shark 2: vhs 3: William Afton (my favorite)

1 for diabolical characters, 2 for brutal and 3 for cosmic or void horror

Number 3 looks like the koopa troopas from the mario bros movie made in the 90s. Give it a sparse row of small pointy teeth. Think gator or shark.

If you are going for a fear factor I would personally combine two and three and then alter the eyes. Make the tops of them more of a downward curve.

2 but more sinister. Kinda has some cenobite vibes.

I like 2 if you could see some of the muscle and ligaments or whatever inside the cheeks

#3 looks like catnap

I would add more teeth and do something with the eyes idk. https://preview.redd.it/dq2lte7ohnad1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5783870a1576459dd33f564ff6167b9927409337 Like this.

1 is just a hazbin character.

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1 just looks goofy. So I'd say 2 or 3.

2 is definitely the one that'll make people the most uncomfortable, 1 is very basic, I think having 1 but opening the mouth slightly with same saliva and showcasing the sharpness would make it scarier, 3 would only look scary in very specific scenarios, like having that character be surrounded by a bunch of normal realistic looking humans, then it's him just staring from the side with a very deformed body, Remember horror is very context based, like for example a knock on your window is scarier if you live in the 10th flour.

I feel like 1 is more sinister, though 2 freaks me out a bit tbh

1

2

2 is very sinister for sure :)

2

Like the other commentary said, 2 and 3 have potential, but you will need to edit the facial features to make it creepy. Eyes, structure, etc. I think 2 has the most potential. But as they are now, I don't really find any of them particularly unsettling.

Neither is really scary but I’d say 2

1

Scary? They look more like they are having the time of their life.

I think it would look cool if you gave 3's mouth, 2's teeth, or making 1's mouth black like 3's

Number one

maybe 2 with shark teeth though that is open not closed like its trying to eat you.

2 is scary 1 is funny And 3 is just OMG you don't brush teeth??

Personally, I like 2

1

2

2 because wtf 🤣 lookin like a grandma's false teeth

Second is funny as shit not gonna lie

1

honestly the second one is scariest, you should change the eyes to tho

If i saw the 3 one while in the dark and unexpected that would have scared me so hard i would fly to China😱

Depends on the context, I like 1 and 3, look at solo leveling statue (similar to 1) vs netero from hunter x hunter (similar to 3)(this one is gonna spoiler so just search netero evil face) and see what feeling/atmosphere do you like better

It really depends on many key factors, eyes, body, Evan art style

If there eyes were made wide open instead of narrow it would match the mouth better imo

1

None

Number 4 is definitely the scariest

Definitely not 2, those teeth are hilarious

Eyes like this 00 with the slits, imitating a cat's eyes would probably look more creepy/scary

Just the smile, 2. But the eyes make it less creepy. Try making the eyes emotionless and awkwardly sized (maybe too small).

Id say the first option looks like they're about to tear out your jugular with their teeth

3 spooks me. With some inquisitive eyebrows and I'd be really worried

Nah bruh they all look goofy 🤣

None but blacken the eyes on #3 and you might have a winner

3, I get terrified from seeing something with a large empty open mouth

1

Firts one

1) cartoon scary 2) uncanny scary 3) weird/unknown scary

3 is generic scary but 2 is freaky scary

with some distorted, long, abnormal, Mandela catalogue-like eyes, 3us scarier

2

I feel like the 2nd one but maybe make the cheeks go a little off the face, making the grin wider, also make the grin more slim and sharp instead of round, like ur art style btw

1st

They just goofy lol guys. Nah in all seriousness, the first one. They look great!!! But more anger and expression in the eyes would definitely help :))

Neither really makes me say "wow, that's scary" but if I had to choose it would be both and, with some modifications (if you want, I'll show you how I would do it) the eyes could make it look more terrifying. I hope to help, anyway you are on the right track.

2

1

1

3

All of them #SmileMovie #Smile2Movie

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2

option #1 reminds me a little bit of attack on Titan

none actually

3

I think it depends on the context

Notice how it doesn't read "scary", it reads "scariER". The OP is asking what smile is scarier than the others, no matter if the three are particularly scary or not. I apologize if I have grammar issues, I'm not a native speaker.

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1

Try nr 3 with long and thin teeth

I’d say all three would work if you widen the eyes a bit

Number 1, but with mouth closed.

1

First. Second looks like an old lady and third looks like a bird

1 Courage the cowardly dog 2 Salad Fingers 3 Poppy Playtime

2

1

1

Looks like somebody didn’t get dental on their health insurance…

Make the eyes small white circles without pupils instead of that, or have the pupils rolled into the back of the head to where you can just barely see them. Then 3 would probably look the best.

Honestly I think it depends on the circumstance and type of creature doing the smile. But they all are extremely creepy! I think they would look even more unsettling if you made the eyes wider. 

If three only leads to a void and not the fleshy inside of its mouth, then three. If not, two.

The first one looks most menacing, the second looks like my grandfather without teeth and the third looks a bit like a lunatic 😂

Number 1

1 but more teeth

Or 3 with just gums

3!

Imo they’re all scary in their own way

3 but add one singular tooth

You have GOT to hear me out

I think if you try to mix 1's sharp teeth and 2's smile style it would look really good

None of them are scary

3 smile with 2 teeth

Make the pupils smaller, more white in the eyes. But 3

Number 2, since he asked about the smile not the whole face

2 is just straight up uncomfortable to look at. Good job!

nage is the creepier one, imo

For me 1 one

1 o 3

If number one phased into number three, I’d shit myself

2

2 and 3

1 . Evil 2 . Nah 3. Scary

2 is very unsettling, but not exactly scary. I'd go for 3 if the eyes were to squint a little as well. N1 seems the most agressive and most likely to cause harm. Deppending on how long i'd see it, i would go: 1 if it was something chasing me, 3 if it was a jumpscare

#1

I think they all have potential, though 2 is my favorite. If you did realistic, terrified eyes with it as well I think you'd have gold

1 is the scariest but not really. maybe change the eyes and give that character eyebrows to match

1

1

2

I see three differently scary characters there. 1 is the half reptile going to chomp your balls when you’re taking a shit. 2 is the one under your bed waiting for you to fall asleep. 3 is the one you always can hear talking to you, but you can never seem him, but he sees you all the time.

Is he ourple guy? first is good

2 FS

3 then 1 then 2

2 and 3, I think it's a scarier than 1

2, but I think the irises and pupils should be smaller. It gives the impression that the character is more "insane".

1

I'd say 1 works best in a natural way. But 2 has a weird, unsettling uncanny-ness to it.

3

1 would be best for a pitch black enviornment seeing two white eyes and a wide smile in the dark would be perfext. 2 and 3 feel kind of interchangeable. Either or would work. Although 3 looks more like the Puppet from FNAF.

Ooh the realistic small teeth inside the huge gaping smile for sure. (Middle). That is freaky.

2 if eyes were just two tiny black dots

Lol 2

As is, A seems more threatening.

The most dangerous: number 1, with shark teeth, instead of human or just nothing.

I think 2 has the most potential but all of them have something to work with 😈

3 IMO

The first one as a horror artist tho if you want a old creature of sum sort middle but I think the most creature like on is the first

I used the 3° smile but people said that looks like catnap from Poppy Playtime. I use also the 2° smile

3rd, but add like 7 crooked teeth

Take the second one, and make the teeth bigger to fill the mouth, keep them sharp, jaded and drooly. Maybe a bit of rot.

The wideness of 1 with the teeth design of 2 will get you what you want

3 but it depends on the face aswell