- "Drawing is a visual art that uses an instrument to mark paper or another two-dimensional surface."
The tools and skills needed to create marks on paper or other surfaces, such as shading, blending, and the use of different materials.
Basic drawing tools and materials: Overview of various materials used in drawing, such as pencils, papers, erasers, and shading tools.
Sketching and preliminary drawing: Techniques for creating preparatory sketches and drawings to generate ideas, test compositions, and explore different approaches to represent the subject.
Line drawing: Different types of lines and ways to use them to express different moods, emotions, textures, and perspective.
Composition: Principles of design and visual perception that help the artist create visual harmony, balance, and flow in a drawing.
Perspective: Techniques for creating the illusion of depth, space, and proportion in a drawing, using one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective.
Shading and rendering: Various techniques for creating different shades, tones, and textures in a drawing, such as cross-hatching, stippling, blending, and smudging.
Anatomy: Basic knowledge of human and animal anatomy, proportions, and movement, to accurately represent the shapes and positions of the subject.
Still life drawing: Techniques for drawing objects, fruits, flowers, and other non-living subjects, and how to create interesting compositions and lighting effects.
Landscape drawing: Techniques for drawing outdoor scenes, such as trees, clouds, mountains, rivers, and how to use light, shade, and colors to create mood and depth.
Figure drawing: Techniques for drawing people, their poses, gestures, expressions, and how to use light and shade to create form and depth.
Portraiture: Techniques for drawing faces, heads, and features, and how to capture likeness, personality, and mood.
Color theory: Basic knowledge of colors, hues, saturation, and contrast, and how to use color effectively in a drawing, including color schemes, complementary colors, and color psychology.
Digital drawing: Techniques for using software and digital tools to create and edit digital drawings, and how to adapt traditional drawing techniques to the digital medium.
Art history: Overview of major movements, styles, and artists in the history of art, and how to draw inspiration and learn from their techniques and approaches.
Sketching: A quick, rough drawing that captures the essence of a subject.
Shading: The use of lines or values to create a sense of depth and dimensionality.
Cross-hatching: A technique of overlapping sets of parallel lines to create shading and texture.
Contour drawing: A technique in which the artist focuses on the outlines and edges of a subject to create a two-dimensional representation.
Hatching: A technique in which lines are used to create tonal value and texture.
Stippling: A technique that uses small, precise dots of ink or pencil to create texture and tone.
Charcoal drawing: A technique that uses charcoal sticks or pencils to create rich, deep blacks and subtle tonal variations.
Pastel drawing: A technique that uses soft, colored chalks to create a range of delicate hues and textures.
Ink drawing: A technique that uses pen and ink to create detailed, precise lines and crosshatching.
Watercolor painting: A technique that uses water-soluble pigments to create soft, translucent layers of color.
Acrylic painting: A technique that uses fast-drying acrylic paints to create bold, vibrant works of art.
Oil painting: A technique in which oil paints are layered to create rich, luminous colors and textures.
Mixed media: A combination of different materials and techniques, such as collage, printmaking, and painting, to create unique works of art.
Digital art: A technique that uses digital tools such as a tablet and stylus to create art on a computer or mobile device.
Graffiti art: A technique of creating visual art in public spaces using spray paint or other materials.
- "The instrument might be pencils, crayons, pens with inks, brushes with paints, or combinations of these, and in more modern times, computer styluses with graphics tablets."
- "The most common support for drawing is paper, although other materials such as cardboard, vellum, wood, plastic, leather, canvas, and board have been used."
- "Temporary drawings may be made on a blackboard or whiteboard."
- "Drawing has been a popular and fundamental means of public expression throughout human history."
- "It is one of the simplest and most efficient means of communicating ideas."
- "The wide availability of drawing instruments makes drawing one of the most common artistic activities."
- "In addition to its more artistic forms, drawing is frequently used in commercial illustration, animation, architecture, engineering, and technical drawing."
- "A quick, freehand drawing, usually not intended as a finished work, is sometimes called a sketch."
- "An artist who practices or works in technical drawing may be called a drafter, draftsman, or draughtsman."