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Old 10-27-2004, 10:25 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Mike McCarty
Mary,

Take your photo and measure the head vertically. Call this measurement 7" (or whatever you feel comfortable with). Now, extrapolate that measurement over the entire vertical of the photo and you will have the size of your canvas.

If I've got the math right this calculates to roughly a 38" canvas. And it looks like you could easily add some room top and bottom.
Well, I have no math brain, so thanks for figuring this out for me. I generally do my children's heads at around 7". Based on what you have here, a 30 by 40 would be sufficient but a 24 x 36 would have him looking dinky. I think she will be fine with 30 by 40, I am just trying to make sure he looks proportionate.
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