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I've been thinking. Slapping human glasses on an animal face is not good enough for me. So how would (my intelligent Atrean) animals wear glasses? Starting with the birds cause I find them difficult.
Birds have a nice good nose bridge (beak) like we humans do, so nice resting spot for glasses but literally nothing else to support them. I didn't put enough research in how the lenses would have to be angled for optimal vision for birds eyes in terms of field of vision etc. Someone please enlighten me if they would be front facing or sideways or a secret third option.
I feel like the modern ones would be the most comfortable to wear but they fall off relatively easily. Good for desk jobs and walking around. The goggles are probably the most reliable daily life choice for regular flyers. Put them on in the morning and take them off in the evening.
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Birds have a nice good nose bridge (beak) like we humans do, so nice resting spot for glasses but literally nothing else to support them. I didn't put enough research in how the lenses would have to be angled for optimal vision for birds eyes in terms of field of vision etc. Someone please enlighten me if they would be front facing or sideways or a secret third option.
I feel like the modern ones would be the most comfortable to wear but they fall off relatively easily. Good for desk jobs and walking around. The goggles are probably the most reliable daily life choice for regular flyers. Put them on in the morning and take them off in the evening.
Opinions?
Category Artwork (Digital) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Avian (Other)
Size 1942 x 1897px
File Size 418.4 kB
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It's a standard problem when we use proportions close to an animal rather than a human. The simplest thing is to leave the glasses without the arches. (the fourth concept) is this... It's not perfect at all, but in most cases it's enough to just make it clear that the character needs glasses.
Trying to design glasses specifically for an animal is okay, but it works for your own personal settings, doesn't it? Such glasses can attract excessive attention to themselves, due to their unusual/ thoughtful details. After all, because of the need to change the direction of the temples or add straps or other ways to hold the glasses, they take too much attention on themselves.Nevertheless, safety glasses, due to their design, can look good on almost any head, just like the second version of glasses for birds. All the concepts are great in their own way, personally, the lower one seems to me the least convenient. And the second and fourth are the most versatile.
I can imagine that the first option can be used in of sports because of the angle of view.
As for the 4 concepts. In general, if you wear glasses without arches, they hold up well, provided that there are enough soft tissues on the bridge of the nose (put on glasses just below the bridge of the nose: End of bone and beginning of cartilage; and they will hold quite tightly). Well, birds have a hard beak, so the best solution, in my opinion, would be to make small "notches" on the beak, if necessary, and use a rubber gasket on the nose guard, for a tight fit on the bone.
Trying to design glasses specifically for an animal is okay, but it works for your own personal settings, doesn't it? Such glasses can attract excessive attention to themselves, due to their unusual/ thoughtful details. After all, because of the need to change the direction of the temples or add straps or other ways to hold the glasses, they take too much attention on themselves.Nevertheless, safety glasses, due to their design, can look good on almost any head, just like the second version of glasses for birds. All the concepts are great in their own way, personally, the lower one seems to me the least convenient. And the second and fourth are the most versatile.
I can imagine that the first option can be used in of sports because of the angle of view.
As for the 4 concepts. In general, if you wear glasses without arches, they hold up well, provided that there are enough soft tissues on the bridge of the nose (put on glasses just below the bridge of the nose: End of bone and beginning of cartilage; and they will hold quite tightly). Well, birds have a hard beak, so the best solution, in my opinion, would be to make small "notches" on the beak, if necessary, and use a rubber gasket on the nose guard, for a tight fit on the bone.
Thanks so much for the extensive feedback!!
Good point that the glasses will take up some attention in the design if they need some more gimmicks to work on non-human characters. I'm deliberately prioritising function over form here and trying to think my way into how an intelligent animal would solve the problem, even if the solution is a little clunky looking. My story and character design comes second!
I also thought of how a bird with permanent vision impairment would modify their beak for their glasses to safely sit but I keep coming back to how the glasses will absolutely fall off in flight. So goggles seem to be the most convenient choice, I think.
Good point that the glasses will take up some attention in the design if they need some more gimmicks to work on non-human characters. I'm deliberately prioritising function over form here and trying to think my way into how an intelligent animal would solve the problem, even if the solution is a little clunky looking. My story and character design comes second!
I also thought of how a bird with permanent vision impairment would modify their beak for their glasses to safely sit but I keep coming back to how the glasses will absolutely fall off in flight. So goggles seem to be the most convenient choice, I think.
1. I LOVE these creative designs! All of them. My favorite is the one based on eagle hoods because it gives me classic pilot glasses vibes.
2. The asshole nerd part of my brain went "But would birds REALLY need glasses, though?" and I remembered how (in comparison to a human eye) an eagle can read newspapers from a soccer field distance away. :')
2. The asshole nerd part of my brain went "But would birds REALLY need glasses, though?" and I remembered how (in comparison to a human eye) an eagle can read newspapers from a soccer field distance away. :')
I also like the eagle hood goggles the most! They seem to most practical!
I have no idea how it is with real birds, if they can even have bad eyesight or not, but I'm absolutely sure every body part can have weaknesses and illnesses, so it would absolutely be a thing in my little headworld! And imagine -- a bird's vision is fantastic in comparison to other animals but the bird itself doesn't have that comparison. It only notices "aw I can't see as good as I used to pls help :(" not knowing its eyesight is now as good as that of a normal deer or wolf or whatever.
I have no idea how it is with real birds, if they can even have bad eyesight or not, but I'm absolutely sure every body part can have weaknesses and illnesses, so it would absolutely be a thing in my little headworld! And imagine -- a bird's vision is fantastic in comparison to other animals but the bird itself doesn't have that comparison. It only notices "aw I can't see as good as I used to pls help :(" not knowing its eyesight is now as good as that of a normal deer or wolf or whatever.
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