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.
Achille De Gas in the Uniform of a Cadet
by Edgar Degas
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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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