What is the correct name for "gleaming teeth"?

[AndFarr]

I refer to it as highlight "Glare"

- AF

[Soquili]

Sparkle and gleam are about the oldest terms for the effect that I can remember. Specular Highlight was used in art class. Bling is a term I don't remember hearing until recently.

I guess it depends on how old you are as to what term you would think of first.

[Egg Bramhill]

Lens Flare is also a very close relation. Problem is there's been a lot of interbreeding

[colin_e]

Erm, I'd call this a "glint".

Regards: Colin

[Doug]

For years I've always thought the graphic name for such specular highlights was 'bling'. Of course in recent years that name has become part of pop culture as the name for sparkly jewelry made popular by the videos / lifestyles of rap stars. I still think 'bling' is a good name for those graphic highlights on smiles etc because the word has almost a sound effect feeling to it. In an animation you'd almost expect the flash of bling to make a "bling" sound.

Regards, Ross

PS - The animated gif I attach is an old Xara graphic I did that had some 'bling' effects.

Don't photographers call that 'lens flare'-an excess of light concentrated in one spot?

[Jon G]

Lens flare is light reflecting from the internals of the camera lens itself, making funny rings and spectrum shapes.

An example:
http://www.dotjon.net/files/images/p...nkainen_57.jpg

I'm pretty sure the teeth gleam is called "a no-no" here.

[JimToal]

I'm with Colin, its a glint

[Manoj]

I agree--it's called a glint.

Manoj

[Ross Macintosh]

Now somebody needs to do a 'Glint Eastwood' portrait. That would 'make my day'.

And of course if the glint thang is in an eye it isn't a glint but a 'twinkle'. Likewise stars 'twinkle'.

Regards, Ross