What is the ideal head to body ratio?
What is the ideal head to body ratio?
The 8-head canon or 8 head unit (Hu) ratio, where the height of the head is 1/8 of the total height of the figure or the height ratio of the human figure is 8 heads tall, was used in art as an idealized adult figure standard.
How many heads wide is the shoulder?
The width from shoulder to shoulder measures 2 heads. The width of the clavicles (from one end to the other) is 1½ heads.
How many heads equal a full body?
An average person is generally 7-and-a-half heads tall (including the head). An ideal figure, used when aiming for an impression of nobility or grace, is drawn at 8 heads tall. A heroic figure, used in the depiction of gods and superheroes, is eight-and-a-half heads tall.
