Project 2: 2 or more heads

Don't forget you must have 2 or MORE heads on your shoulders!

Proportions of the Human Head

Traditional rules of proportion show the face divided into six equal squares, two by three. The upper horizontal division is roughly at the 'third eye' level mid-forehead, the lower at the base of the nose. The eyes sit on the horizontal centre, the mouth on the centre of the lower third.  

This is an ideal which does not account for racial and individual variation, observing these basic proportions gives you a starting point to measure against.

• Size of Head: The distance from the chin to the crown is the same as from the back of the head to the front. Features take up only a small portion of the head; a lot of space is needed for the brain! The mid-point of the face, when measured from chin to crown, is at the base of the eyes or eye sockets.

• Eyes: The space between the eyes is about the same width as one eye. If the width of eye is used as a unit of measurement, the head is five eyes wide.

• Eyebrows extend beyond the eyes on both sides.

• Ears: The top of the ears line up with the brow of the nose and the eyebrows, and the bottom of the ears with the tip of the nose.

• Nose: The bottom of the nose is the midpoint between the eyes and the chin.

• Mouth: The corners of the mouth align with the centre of the eyes (if you're not smiling). The line where the two lips meet is slightly above the halfway point between the end of the nose and the chin.

• Chin: The mound of the chin starts at the inner corners of the eyes.