Proper proportions for child, adolescent, adult (nsfw)

<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>I made some images of a friend about 20 years ago, all on a Pentax 67. Couple of years ago, I decided to turn them into a triptych, so I cut them up (scary!) and fed them into my Minolta scanner, then merged the individual results.</p>

<p>I finally 'saw' a result I'd like to achieve, but I'm having some issues, namely, my lack of knowledge about anatomy.</p>

<p>I'm trying to create an image that goes from adult, to adolescent, to child (see image below). But I'm having a very hard time. The adult (left) is properly proportioned of course, because it is untouched. I've not dealt with the adolescent (middle) yet, but the child (right) just looks like a shrunken mature woman, not a child.</p>

<p>What sorts of things would you do, in Photoshop, using all the creative tools available, to turn an adult body into the body of a child?</p>

<p>I think...less muscle, more baby fat...shorter arms and chubby fingers...no hips...rounded bum...bigger head(?). I'm kinda lost on this...any anatomical help would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>This is a WIP, so my apologies...</p>

<p>Shawn</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18208763-lg.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>I recall from a life drawing class in college that body proportions change as we age, with children having disproportionately large heads compared to body size. I recall something about adults being 7 heads tall, but it was a long time ago.<br>

I'd look at a figure study drawing text for anatomical guidance.</p>