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.
