Question

prehistoric art in europe
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to create the negative hand - print (circled) above the beast, the artist
a. drew a hand out of charcoal and then colored around it.
b. chewed up clay and smoothed the wet clay over and around his/her hand.
c. used ochers to created the hand image.
d. chewed up charcoal and blew it over his/her hand.

Explanation:

Negative handprints in prehistoric art (e.g., cave paintings) are typically made by placing a hand on the surface and blowing pigment (like charcoal or ochre) around it, leaving the hand's shape as a "negative" (unpigmented) area. Option d describes this method: chewing charcoal to create a fine powder and blowing it over the hand.

Answer:

d. chewed up charcoal and blew it over his/her hand.