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When drawing a picture of a person, it is believed that the
total length of an adult figure is equal to 7.5 parts of the head.
Similarly, the age and the ratio of children can be different. Below
are sample ratios. Observe the1n:
Ratio of Adult and Child according to age
Composition
Composition in art n1eans how the different parts of a picture
are put together. This means the 111ain subject of the artwork
and how they are positioned to one another. How we express
is ilnportant because it affects how people see and feel about
our work. In case you are a n1usician, you must be aware that
musical pieces can also be called "co111positions". A song has a
specific arrangement. Every musician plays "his or her part". The
n1elody becon1es disorganized when a n1usician perforn1s at a
wrong moment or plays the wrong notes. Every partshould be
placed well to create a quality song. Like a song, every artwork
we make has a con1position.
When we make art, we plan how it will look and then n1ake it.
It can become quite n1essy if we don't plan the elements such
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