| General Guidelines – Measuring in Heads |
- The first head-length will be, of course, the person’s head
- The second head-length down will be the chest (nipple line)
- The third head-length down will be the belly button
- The fourth head-length down will be the groin (bend line)
- The fifth head-length falls at mid-thigh
- The sixth head-length falls a little below the knee
- The seventh head-length falls between mid-calf and the ankle (shinbone)
- The seventh and a half head-length will be to the bottom of the feet
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Other Tips and Tricks |
Head-lengths aren’t just for measuring height, however. There are plenty of other things that can be measured by head-lengths:
- Shoulders should be one head-length wide each
- Feet are one head-length long
- A person’s elbows will fall roughly at their waist level, between the third and fourth head-length
- Standing sideways, a fit man’s chest will be one head-length thick
- A forearm is similar in length to the foot: approximately one head-length long
- A spread fingered hand will cover a person’s face almost perfectly
- Just like the body, a human face can be measured too: this time, by eye length!
- A person’s inside ankle bone will be slightly higher than their outside ankle bone
- Women have wider hips than men
- A person’s height is roughly the same as the width of their outstretched arms
- The top of a person’s ears will align horizontally with their eyes
- A person’s eyes will fall halfway down their face
- A person’s fingertips will fall around mid-thigh when arm is held straight against the body
