Figure Drawing: Drawing the Head in Proportion

The best technique to draw a human figure is by starting to draw the _______.

• head and the face

• arms and legs

• neck and shoulder

• hip and stomache

Refers to the relationship of size and position of one object and another.

• Perspective

• Balance

• Proportion

• Space

If you view a head from the front, its width is approximately two thirds of its height.

• two thirds

• seven eighths

• four fives

• six sevens

If you view a head from the side, its width is approximately _____ of its height.

• seven eighths

• two thirds

• four fives

• six sevens

"In how many equal quarters can the proportions of the head be divided horizontally?"

• Four

• Five

• Six

• Three

What is the first quarter measurement of the head?

• from the

  hairline down to the eyes in the middle of the

  head.

• from the base of the nose to the chin with the

  mouth positioned just above the halfway mark

• Contains most of the

  features. At the top of this section the eyes are

  usually level with the ears, and at the bottom the nose is roughly level with the ear lobes

• from the top of

  the head down to the hairline

What does the second quarter measurement of the head contain?

• from the

  hairline down to the eyes in the middle of the

  head

• from the top of

  the head down to the hairline

• contains most of the

  features. At the top of this section the eyes are

  usually level with the ears, and at the bottom

  the nose is roughly level with the ear lobes.

• from the base of the nose to the chin with the

  mouth positioned just above the halfway mark

What does the third quarter measurement of the head contain?

• contains most of the

  features. At the top of this section the eyes are

  usually level with the ears, and at the bottom

  the nose is roughly level with the ear lobes

• from the base of the nose to the chin with the

  mouth positioned just above the halfway mark

• from the

  hairline down to the eyes in the middle of the

  head

• from the top of

  the head down to the hairline

"What does the fourth quarter measurement of the head contain?"

• from the top of

  the head downto the hairline

• contains most of the

  features. At the top of this section the eyes are

  usually level with the ears, and at the bottom

  the nose is roughly level with the ear lobes

• from the base of the nose to the chin with the

  mouth positioned just above the halfway mark

• from the

  hairline down to the eyes in the middle of the

  head

Where are the eyes situated on the head?

• approximately in between the mouth and forehead

• approximately halfway down the head

• approximately halfway down the chin

• approximately halfway down the neck