Figure Drawing proportion

Drawing Proportions to Know
 

Figure drawing proportions

Throughout the ages, artists have been fascinated by the challenge of depicting accurate proportions of the human body. 

There have been countless attempts to standardize figure drawing proportions and lay down proportional rules to follow when depicting the body.

However, observing how many systems of measuring proportions exist (or “canons” as they are called) should be our first indication of how open to interpretation proportions are, and that perhaps no single proportional system can be consistently accurate.

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