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? (1 point) Responses legs legs chest chest arms arms head head

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In drawing a figure, artists often start with the head as it establishes the overall proportions and the positioning of the body. So, in the case of Edgar Degas, he most likely started drawing the head first.