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• Drawing is a visual art which makes use of graphite pencils, pens, ink, brushes, markers, charcoals, crayons or chalk to create an image within a two-dimensional workspace. Drawing is often exploratory, with considerable emphasis on observation, problem solving and composition.

• Fast Facts

  1. Most artists begin learning the technique of visual representation by first learning how to draw
  2. Artists often plan more complex artwork by first drawing it
  3. Professional drawers may be referred to as draftsmen or draughtsmen
  4. By using various techniques, many drawers strive to create the illusion of three-dimensions
  5. 1. Portraits
     : Representational reproductions of people
  6. 1. Illustrations
     : Drawings created to accompany a story
  7. 1. Caricatures
     : A portrait that is distorted for comic effect
  8. 1. Abstract
     : Non-representational drawings
  9. 1. Sketches
     : Quick, unrefined drawings

• Famous Drawing Masters

  1. Leonardo da Vinci
  2. Michelangelo
  3. Rembrandt
  4. M.C. Escher
  5. Vincent van Gogh
  6. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
  7. Pablo Picasso

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