SCALE refers to the overall physical size of an artwork or objects in the artwork. We always relate scale to the size of the human body - how big or small the piece is in relation to us. bbc.co.uk
PROPORTION refers to the dimensions of a composition and relationships between height, width and depth. How proportion is used will affect how realistic or stylised something seems. Proportion also describes how the sizes of different parts of a piece of art or design relate to each other. bbc.co.uk
Scale: Relates to the size of an object or work of art.
Proportion: Is linked to mathematical ratio and is about relative size.
Earthworks: Large-scale artworks created by moving or altering earth to create art over large areas.
Surrealism: An artistic style that stresses fantastic and subconscious approaches to art making and often results in images that cannot be rationally explained.
Golden Rectangle: The ancient Greek ideal of a perfectly portioned rectangle using a mathematical ratio called the Golden mean.
Golden Mean: The ratio in which proportions are found in the relationship of parts to the whole.
Human Scale Reference: Human scale helps the viewer to determine the correct scale of objects
Miniatures: An often-used definition is that a piece of miniature art can be held in the palm of the hand, or that it covers less than 25 square inches or 100 cm².
Hieratic Scaling: In art history, visual scale (how big something is) was often directly related to the importance of the subject.
Exaggerated Scale: A sudden change in scale surprises us and gets our attention.
Contrast: A principle of art that refers to the arrangement of opposite elements (light vs. dark colors, rough vs. smooth textures, large vs. small shapes, etc.) in a piece so as to create visual interest, excitement and drama.