it's related to "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", a science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick first published in 1968.
"Unlike humans, the androids possess no empathic sense. In essence, Dick probes the existence of defining qualities that separate humans from androids." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep%3F
I am working my way through these faces, I guess, this starting as Male #1. I used a multiplicity of filters including contour, & sketch, same with the texture7--several dupes and blendings; I wanted trqnsformation whilst retaining the original features.in fact, creating an android--a copy of a human...
Almita the cybergrannie