GRIZZLY PEAR

written snapshots

The heroic ratio

I’ve been pondering the head to body ratio ever since I heard about the heroic ratio.

Our boy, an infant, is about 1 to 4

Our girl is about 1 to 5

We adults are about 1 to 7.5

The classical statues are about 1 to 8.5. Just a little larger, a little less childish. A little more heroic.

Similarly a lot of cartoon babies, are drawn at the extreme of 1 to 2. I’m certain that is how we will continue to see our babies, even when they be growed up adults.