About

This is a tool for calculating the proportions of a character of a given size. Note that all measurements are based on an idealized Caucasian male. This site is not under active development, but you can submit any feedback to thundering-susurrus.

Instructions

  1. Select a mode:
  2. Input the height and weight your character would be if they were a human.
  3. Input the actual height of your character.
  4. The character's computed weight will be displayed.
  5. Click between the tabs below to see sizes for specific body parts.
  6. Input the actual height of your viewer.
  7. Input the actual height of the character being observed.
  8. The observed character's perceived height from the perspective of the viewer will be displayed.
  9. Click between the tabs below to see perceived sizes for specific body parts.

Units

Human dimensions

Viewer dimensions

Character dimensions

Character dimensions

body part size
a drawing of a man with various proportions labelled
body part size
a drawing of a man's face with various proportions labeled
body part size
a diagram of a hand with various proportions labeled

Illustrations and measurements taken from Human Proportions for Artists by Avard T. Fairbanks and Eugene F. Fairbanks and reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. This page adheres to the same license. Hand data adapted from A Survey of Hand Anthropometry and Biomechanical Measurements of Dentistry Students in Turkey.