Question

Achille De Gas in the Uniform of a Cadet
by Edgar Degas
one answer
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?
(1 point)
Responses

legs
legs

chest
chest

arms
arms

head
head

Answer 1

The artist most likely started drawing the **head** first. It is common for artists to begin with the head to establish the scale and proportions of the rest of the body.