Facial Proportions

Applications to RA Klicker page 35 1) make comparisons between features and photographs/remains 2) similarities in size of features 3) differences in size relationships 4) derivations of size and form in absence of photographs

Canon of Beauty Canon of Ugliness

Horizontal Lines (Klicker page 36) 1) Vertex of the Cranium 2) Base of the Chin 3) Line of Eye Closure 4) Normal Hairline 5) Eyebrow and Top of the Ear 6) Base of Nose and Base of Earlobe 7) Line of Closure of the Lips 8) Superior Border of the Chin

Vertical Lines (Klicker page 37) 1) Medial End of Each Closed Eye 2) Extension from the Medial End of Each Eye to the Wings of the Nose 3) Lateral Corner of Each Closed Eye 4) Each Side of the Face as Located on the Photograph 5) Extension from the Middle of Each Eye to the Corners of the Mouth

Units of Measurement 1) width of the closed eye 2) length from the base of the nose to the eyebrow 3) head-lengths

Proportional Relationships (Klicker page 38) 1) height of an adult 2) width of the face 3) distance from normal hairline to base of chin can be divided into 3 equal distances 4) distance from base of nose to base of chin can be divided into 3 equal distances

Proportional Rel’ps (cont’d) 5) top of ear on same horizontal plane as the eyebrows 6) bottom of ear on same horizontal plane as the base of the nose 7) line of lip closure lies halfway between base of the nose and top of the chin 8) eyes are halfway between vertex of cranium and the base of the chin

Proportional Rel’ps (cont’d) 9) face is 5 eyes wide at zygomatic arches 10) distance between eyes is 1 eye width 11) nose is 1 eye width 12) mouth is 2 eye widths 13) 4 equal distances: A) ear passage to ear passage B) eyebrow to base of the chin C) tip of nose to ear passage D) hairline to base of nose