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An unfinished sketch can reveal choices that a polished image hides. Artists often leave early marks (9) .......... the page because they show where an idea changed direction. A line that seems awkward at first may later become essential (10) .......... the final composition.
This is not because roughness (11) .......... always more expressive than skill, but because it records a moment when the artist had to decide what to keep. (12) .......... viewers see only the final version, they may assume that every detail appeared fully formed.
Yet a sketch can offer (13) .......... more honest account (14) .......... the process, including hesitation and revision. It also invites us (15) .......... ask questions about what was possible at each stage, not just (16) .......... was eventually chosen.