4th Graders Learn about human facial proportions

4th graders are working on a drawing unit where the culmination will be drawing a proportionate self portrait.

Standard Facial Proportions:Here are a list of standard facial proportions. Try them at home!

• The eyes are halfway between the top of the head and the chin.
• The bottom of the nose is halfway between the eyes and the chin.
• The mouth is halfway between the nose and the chin.
• The corners of the mouth line up with the centers of the eyes.
• The top of the ears line up above the eyes, on the eyebrows.
• The bottom of the ears line up with the bottom of the nose.

We used magazine images to sketch a proportionate human face.

If you want to do this at home with your child, here is a great video to show you how. Enjoy!! bring the result to class to show me!!