CHILDREN’S PROPORTIONS
Drawing children can be challenging because you have to get their proportions just right or your drawings will look odd. Children’s proportions are much different than adults’, and children’s proportions change as they age. For example, a baby’s head is extremely large in proportion to its body—but as the child grows up, the head becomes smaller in proportion to the body. Additionally, a child’s head is wider than it is long, so it’s rounder than that of an adult. If your drawings of children look too old, make sure you’re not using adult proportions!
Toddler (3-3/4 heads tall)
PROPORTION SCALE FOR GROWTH YEARS Infants’ ...
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