The artist most likely started drawing with the head. Many artists often begin with the head when drawing figures to establish the overall proportions and placement of the body.
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Feature
A soldier is dressed in uniform and faces the viewer.
Achille De Gas in the Uniform of a Cadet
by Edgar Degas
Courtesy National Gallery of Art,
Washington
Question
In order to draw this man's body with appropriate proportions, which part of the body did the artist most likely start drawing first?
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Responses
legs
legs
chest
chest
arms
arms
head
head
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