Which option shows wrong use of shape scale?

Showing a small bird larger than a building without purpose

Scale describes the relative size of shapes or objects, especially in relation to their surroundings. Viewers use familiar relationships to judge whether a scene feels believable. A person is normally much smaller than a tree, a door should fit its wall, and a foreground object may appear larger because of distance and perspective. Artists can change scale intentionally for emphasis or fantasy, but an unexplained change may look like a mistake.

Option C is correct because making a small bird larger than a building without a clear artistic purpose breaks the expected relationship between the two objects. The other choices can be reasonable: a tree may be slightly larger than a person, a door should be proportionate to a wall, and a nearer object may look larger. Thus scale is not judged by size alone; it is judged through context, proportion, perspective, and the artist’s stated or visible intention.

This is a Class 9 Art Education question. Chapter: Elements of Art. Topic: Shape.