Human Proportion for Figure Drawing: The Ultimate Guide

LINK- get started. with the most common unit of measurement- a head length. Head lengths are the most common measurement in figure drawing From antiquity through the Renaissance, artists painted and sculpted figures that were 8 or 9 head lengths tall. For instance, Michelangelo’s David, when measured, is 8 head lengths tall. The proportions of the David are idealized and heroic and different than the proportions of t