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In Art , body proportions are the study of relation of Human Body parts to each other and the whole, essential for depiction of Human figure.

Some common proportional relationships:

Body:

  • The average adult human figure is about 7 to 7.5 Head s tall.

  • The idealized human figure is traditionally represented as being 8 heads tall.

  • The Pubis is at mid-height of the average adult figure.

  • The length of the Shin is equal to the length of the Hip for an average adult figure.

  • When the body stands upright, the length of the Arm is such that the Finger tips come down to mid-thigh.

  • The arms' wingspan (measured between the tips of the middle fingers) is about equal to the body height.

  • The length of the Foot is about equal to the length of the Forearm .


Head:
  • The Eye s are at the mid-height of the head.

  • The head also can be divided into thirds - from the top of the head to the bottom of the Forehead , from the bottom of the forehead to the bottom of the Nose , and then from there to the bottom of the Chin .

  • The width of the head is five eyes wide.

  • The height of the Face is about equal to the length of the Hand .

  • The eyes are separated by a distance of one eye width.

  • The corner of the mouth to the corner of the eye is equal to the height of the Ear .

  • The width of the base of the Nose is equal to the width of the Eye .



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