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Proportion

Proportion is mostly
concerned with how big
one thing is compared to
another. When n1aking
a realistic drawing or
painting, it is important

to pay attention to
proportion. The final
in1age will appear less
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real or distorted if the
sizes are wrong. On the other hand, artists have the option to
utilize proportion to create an in1pression.

By changing the size of different parts, the artist can create
various effects on the subject's appearance, such as making it
appear powerful, weak, hun1orous, 111ysterious, and so on. We
can make things look bigger or smaller to show what's in1portant
in the picture. An artist who creates caricatures changes the size
of different parts of the subject's body to 1nake a unique and
exaggerated ilnage.

Proportion is not about how big son1ething is, and it's about
how it compares to other things. In art, the size of an element
is known as scale. An elephant and a hurnan are not the same
size, but they can be drawn to look the sa1ne size to show how
far apart they are fro111 each other.

Activities 10.1

Collect various 1naterials a1·ound the house or school and keep
them in one place. Observe the relationship between the sizes
of those materials. After observing, draw one or more objects so
that their proportion matches.

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