What is Drawing? Drawing is the art and technique of drawing. Through the act of drawing, an image is captured, on paper, canvas or any other material, using different techniques. Drawing is a form of graphic expression on a horizontal plane, that is, in two dimensions. It is also one of the visual arts. Throughout the years, humanity has used it as a form of universal expression and also of transmission of culture, language and others. Drawing is a tool to express thoughts or real objects, when there are things that words cannot explain, it is said that it is better to draw. The artist always performs mental work prior to expressing his ideas, where he mixes ideas, feelings, memories or others to obtain the final finish. Types of drawings Technical drawing The technical drawing is used for architectural plans or topographic drawings. Artistic. In this type of drawing the artist's ideas are expressed, making use of different techniques, such as perspective, and even materials, since there is a wide variety of pencils and other elements for drawing, such as charcoal. Technical. Drawing is a form of graphic expression on a horizontal plane, that is, in two dimensions. It is also one of the visual arts. Throughout the years, humanity has used it as a form of universal expression and also of transmission of culture, language and others. Drawing is a tool to express thoughts or real objects, when there are things that words cannot explain, it is said that it is better to draw. The artist always performs mental work prior to expressing his ideas, where he mixes ideas, feelings, memories or others to obtain the final finish.
Types of drawings
Artistic. In this type of drawing the artist's ideas are expressed, making use of different techniques, such as perspective, and even materials, since there is a wide variety of pencils and other elements for drawing, such as charcoal. Technical. This second type is used to make representations of different things, for example architectural plans or topographic drawings. In the technical drawing the main intention is to represent in the best possible way, in the most exact way, the dimensions and shape of a given object. It is the kind of drawing that professionals use in their work (engineers, architects, geologists, etc.). In turn, technical drawing has four classifications: natural, continuous, industrial and defined.
According to the object of the drawing, it can be classified into: *Design drawing *Definition drawing *Manufacturing drawing *Industrial drawing Many artists affirm that it is not important to have a great ability to be just a draftsman or painter, but the most important thing is the ability to express. Elements used in the drawing *Instruments. It includes all the artifacts that trace the lines and also those that allow them to be made, as well as graphite pencils and rulers. *Inks. They are the pigments and colors that the artist uses to give more body to his work. They can be applied with the help of dry instruments, such as pencils, or wet instruments, such as markers. Support. All elements that help hold the paper or on which it is drawn, such as a canvas.
