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Heads Up
Hello all,
Based on anatomy texts and various drawing books, and supplemented by empirical measurements on several suckers who were coaxed into compliance, I think Sharon's statements on proportioning reflect the collective wisdom of both the scientific and artistic communities. As one who views the world from an elevation of 7.7 of my own head heights, minus one half a head height, it's hard to imagine the umwelt of those who view things from the perspective of the average 7.5 head heights; let alone that of my wife at 7.35 head heights. Nevertheless, the canon of 8 head heights has apparently been in use in art and illustration for a long time, along with rules for tweaking the proportions for special situations. To wit, this illustration from Jack Hamm's "Drawing the Head and Figure", 1963:
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