About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Doodle, Silverpoint, Figure drawing, Tracing paper, Sketchbook, Manfred Stumpf, India ink, Outline of drawing and drawings, Stick figure, Plumbago drawing, Paint chat, Fashion illustration, Contour drawing, Recto and verso, Archaeological illustration, Drawing Center, Scratchboard, Gesture drawing, Kimon Nicolaides, Sand drawing, Screentone, Campaign for Drawing, Centre for Recent Drawing, Study, Kneaded eraser, Lineography, Conte, Life class, Scribble, Croquis, Drafting tape, Royal Drawing Society, Multi-sketch, Whiteboarding, Jerwood Drawing Prize, Artistic tone, Sanguine, Blind contour drawing, Rolling ruler, Pochade, Fixative, Masking, Powder shading, Academy figure, Trois crayons, Mass drawing. Excerpt: Drawing is a visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoals, chalk, pastels, markers, stylus, or various metals like silverpoint. An artist who practices or works in drawing may be referred to as a draughtsman or draftsman. A small amount of material is released onto the two dimensional medium which leaves a visible mark-the process is similar to that of painting. The most common support for drawing is paper, although other materials such as cardboard, plastic, leather, canvas and board, may be used. Temporary drawings may be made on a blackboard or whiteboard, or indeed almost anything. The medium has been a popular and fundamental means of public expression throughout human history. The relative ease of availability of basic drawing instruments makes drawing more universal than most other media. Madame Palmyre with Her Dog, 1897. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.Drawing is a form of visual expression and is one of the major forms within the visual arts. There...
