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Vitruvian Man, by Leonardo da Vinci.

In art, body proportions are the study of relation of human body parts to each other and the whole, essential for depiction of human figure.

Some common proportion measurements include:

• The relation of head height to body height ( 1:7.5 to 1:8 in average adult figure).
• The relation of leg length to body height (equal in average adult figure, when measured at the pubis ).
• The relation of shin length to hip length (equal in average adult figure).
• The relation between length of arm and body height (expressed as the finger tips reaching the mid- thigh when standing.)
• The correlation between face height and hand length (equal is the norm).
• The section of face (height of forehead is equal to height of noseAnatomically, a nose is a protuberance in vertebrates that houses the nostrils, or nares, which admit and expel air for respiration. In most mammals, it also houses the nosehairs, which catch airborne particles and prevent them from reaching the lungs. and to height of mouthThe mouth is the opening through which an animal takes in food. It is usually located in the head, but not always; the mouth of a planarium is in the middle of its belly. Most animals have a complete digestive system, with a mouth at one end and an anus a and chinIn the human anatomy, the chin is the lowermost part of the face. Ch'in is an alternate spelling for Qin. Chin is an alternate spelling for Jin. Chin is another name for the Japanese Chin dog breed. Unsuk Chin composer. together).
• The correlation between footThis article is about a foot as a biological structure. For other uses of foot, see foot (disambiguation). The foot is a biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion. The plural of foot is feet and this pair is one of seven mutat length and forearmThe forearm is the structure on the upper limb, between the elbow and the wrist. This term is used in anatomy to distinguish it from the arm (or upper arm). The forearm contains two long bones, the radius and the ulna. These bones are connected by the int length ((equal is the norm).
• The relation between the eyeThis article refers to the sight organ. See Eye (disambiguation) for other usages. human eye. Note that not all eyes have the same anatomy as a human eye. An eye is an organ that detects light. Different kinds of light-sensitive organ are found in a varies and eye separation (equal to one eye width is the standard).