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Sources: Wikimedia Commons & Flickr

POPO
R
TIONS
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of
The Human
Form
 Please note that all
proportions are based
on the “idealised”
human figure
 The average
human figure is
about 7 to 7.5
heads tall
Notice the
length of
the neck Sometimes,
proportions
are
exaggerated
for artistic
effect

Boticelli’s The Birth of Venus

7
5½
A young child is
about 5 to 6
heads tall
4½
 The younger the
child is, the bigger
the head is in
proportion to the
rest of the body
Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanwessman/4540780356/in/pool-35034354524@N01
The
Head
 The eyes are separated
by the width of an eye

The head can be divided

into 3 equal parts:
- The forehead
- From the bottom of the
forehead to the bottom of
the nose
- From the bottom of the
nose to the bottom of the
chin

Image: Joelle Maslaton

 The younger a person is, the lower the eye-level line

Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanwessman/4540780356/in/pool-35034354524@N01
 The height of the ear
is roughly equal to the
distance from the
bottom of the nose to
the corner of the eye

Image: Joelle Maslaton

 The head is between 4
and 5 eyes wide

The width of the nose

is the same as the
width of the eyes
The width of the
mouth is equal to the
distance between the
pupils

Image: Joelle Maslaton

The fingertips of the
hand reach the middle
of the thigh
The forearm (from the
wrist to the elbow) is
equal to the upper
arm (shoulder – elbow)

The length of the

forearm is equal to the
length of the foot
 3. Divide
Now,thecheck
oval your
shapework
intoagainst
3 equalthe
horizontal parts
leaving 13.
grid, aand Draw
slight
make 14.
lines
Erase
for
gapnecessary
at the the
top, eyelids
extrawill
‘alignment’
corrections
which and cheeks
be the lines
hairline
12. Top part of the hair
11. Hairline
and the jaw
How to draw a face
10. The eyebrows
9. Draw the ears
5. Draw the eyes (taking into account face width = 5 eyes)
4. Observe the lines for the eyes and mouth
6. Draw the nose
7. Upper lip
8. Lower lip
13. The chin

2. Draw an
1. a straight line down the centre of the head
oval shape
 Label this face
Pelo
Hair

Eyebrow
Ceja
Forehead
Frente

Pupila
Pupil Párpado
Eyelid

Eye
Ojo Oreja
Ear

Nose
Nariz Pómulo
Cheek

Jaw
Mandíbula Labio
Lowerinf.
lip

Labio
Uppersup.
lip Barbilla
Chin
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 Draw a face over this grid

Worksheet (http://acliltoclimb.blogspot.com)