Atlas · Chapter
Ear.
Nine markers for the feature most photos almost never include — and most readers genuinely don't think about.
markers in this chapter
9
read time
5 min
why this region
The argument for reading ear carefully.
Ears rarely change the read of a face, which is itself a useful finding — most readers spend zero attention on theirs. Where ears do matter (protrusion, asymmetry), it's almost always camera-angle and hair-cut that resolve it without surgery.
every marker, in this chapter
The full list.
marker
what we measure
healthy range
Protrusion
Outward angle from skull
20°–30°
Vertical placement
Top-ear height vs brow
level w/ brow
Length
Top to lobule
balanced with nose length
Lobule shape
Attached vs free
categorical
Helical rim
Curl + definition
clean preferred
Scapha definition
Inner ear depth
moderate
Concha bowl depth
Central ear cavity
moderate
Symmetry · L/R
Bilateral matching
≤ 2mm
Color match
Ear-to-face tone delta
ΔE < 3
Rarely the answer. Sometimes the explanation.
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