My finished mask project "Fire and Ice".

How Artists use Proportion

1. How do exaggeration and distortion affect proportion?
Exaggeration and distortion affect proportion by deviations from expected, normal proportions. Artists can lengthen, enlarge, bend, warp, twist, or deform parts or all of the human body. By using these changes artists can show different moods and feelings.
2. What distorting effects can artists use? 
Distorting effects that artists can use are body language and what  they appear to be feeling(emotion).
3. Why do artists use distortion?
Artists use distortion to portray comedic or serious expressions. For example, comic books/strips. Usually comic strips use larger proportion than life. The most distorted comic strips are often the funniest.
4. How can artists create monumental qualities without using a large scale?
Artists create monumental qualities without using large proportions by more exaggerated items.