Applying Proportions
Now I’ll demonstrate how to use these proportions in a drawing. To determine the proportions of the cup and saucer I used the height of the coffee cup’s ellipse as my unit of measurement. As I compared this unit of measurement to other parts of the subject, I found the following:
- •The width of the ellipse of the coffee cup is slightly more than 2 times the length of my unit of measurement, or 2:1.
- •The height of the cup and saucer together are slightly more than 2.5 times the length of my unit of measurement.
- •The width of the saucer at its widest point is approximately 3.5 times the length of my unit of measurement.
In order to draw the cup and saucer using these proportions, our first goal is to create a box that will ...
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