DRAWING is a
form of 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, inkedbrushes, wax
color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styses, and various
metals (such as silverpoint). An artist who practices or work in drawing may be
called adraughtsman or draftsman.
A small amount of material is released into the two
dimensional medium, leaving a visible mark. The most common support for drawing
is paper, although other materials, such as cardboard, plastic, leather,
canvas, and board, may be used. Temporary drawing may be made on ablackboard or
whiteboard or indeed almost anything. The medium has been a popular and
fundamental means of public expression throughout human history. The relatively
easy availability of basic drawing instruments makes drawing more universal
than most other media.
By AGAPI GEVORGIAN