Outline of drawing and drawings


The following outline is provided as an overview of and typical guide to drawing and drawings:Drawing - activity of making marks on a surface so as to create some images, form or shape.
  • A drawing - product of that activity.

What types of things are drawing and drawings?

Types of drawing and drawings

Drawing techniques

Types of draughtsman

Draughtsman or draftsman -

Drawing media and equipment

A medium is a material used by an artist to create a work.

Common drawing types

Common bases for drawing

Other drawing equipment

Principles and elements of drawing

  • Composition -
  • Elements of art - group of aspects of a work of art used in teaching and analysis, in combination with the principles of art. They are texture, form, line, color, value, and shape.
  • Perspective - the principle of creating the illusion of 3-dimensionality on a 2-dimensional source such as paper. This is achieved by using one or more vanishing points, or making the atmosphere greyer, blurrier and smaller as it goes further back.
  • Principles of art - set of guidelines of art to be considered concerning the impact of a piece of artwork, in combination with the elements of art. They are movement, unity, harmony, variety, balance, emphasis, contrast, proportion, and ''pattern.''

Drawing education

Awards

Organizations

History of drawing

Some notable draftsmen and drawings