The Villains

Villains come in all shapes and sizes, but in popular art there are a few sure fire methods to help people identify who the enemy is.
With the wicked Queen from Snow White, again we see the fang shape in the collar of the cloak, and the narrowed, tricky eyes. The mouth too reveals constant displeasure. The heart shape of the face does not relieve the feeling of malevolence.



And when she turns into the witch, a new set of
Characteristics come into play: The eyes this time are large, but the irises and pupils are lost in them, appearing small, and giving the cue that you are not
Liked. Fang shapes appear in the way her hair hangs in tufts, in her nails, and in rounded form in the nose, mouth and chin. Angry brows are often present.
The sideways look also makes her look shifty. The ugly gaps in her dentition and the wart on her nose add little to the appeal, indeed, they constitute another sentic form – the bringer of disgust.

Interesting to compare the eyes
and the downturned mouths in Snow White’s Queen,and the Stepmother in Cinderella. And the appendages to her head designed to give greater height and impressiveness.

In the Sleeping Beauty, the malevolent force here also reveals the fang shape in the horns on her head, and the shapes of her cloak drapery. Her companions too reveal these shapes – the crows in the shapes of the beak and wing feathers. And she turns into a quite magnificent dragon.



And in the magnificent Cruella de Ville – pointy cheekbones, chin, and mouth corners. Often angry brows, and fanged hair and nails.

And then there is the legendary Captain Hook. Not much here in the way of fang shapes – a hint in the eyebrows and moustache, the pointy chin and nose, and of course the hook itself. But here the main message is carried by wilful chin and posture, the clenched fist and angry brow and mouth.

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