Evaluation of Musical Effects Drawing a Portrait Using Gaze Information

Abstract

This paper presents how music influences portrait drawing. We had participants listen to an identical melody at slow (75 bpm), medium (100 bpm) or fast (150 bpm) tempos as they drew a portrait for 7 minutes while we used an eye tracking system to acquire their gaze point coordinates. The results of analyzing the GTF (glance translation frequency a minute between the drawing area and the portrait model), the fast tempo group's frequency increased more than the slow tempo group's frequency. One-way analyses of variance with 3 levels of musical tempos were performed on the GTF data. There was a significant difference between the fast tempo and the slow tempo. This suggests that faster music tempos may improve observational abilities and concentration levels.