Line drawings, or line artwork, have existed since prehistoric times. Drawing is the act of making a design or image, using lines or tones.
The image itself is also called a drawing. A line drawing can be created using a pencil or other mediums such as colored pens or charcoal.
A drawing is created for different purposes. Artists may use a drawing to help them develop the composition of a painting or sculpture, while others draw to record information.
For example, an artist may draw or sketch an object and then later refer to it when incorporating the object into a more elaborate artwork.
Because a line drawing is basically an outline of forms or objects, it would be a good idea to start with creating a line drawing first if you are a beginner.
For inspiration, here are some of the famous masters of drawing over the years the 1400's and 1500's included da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.
During the 1600's masters of drawing were Nicolas Poussin, Rembrandt, and Peter Paul Rubens.
The masters of drawing in the 1700's were Francisco Goya, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, and Antoine Watteau.
The masters of drawing during the 1800's were Paul Cezanne, Edgar Degas, Theodore Gericault, and Vincent van Gogh.
In the 1900's the masters of drawing were Willem de Kooning, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso.
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