[Quick Reference Dictionary of Art]
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INTRODUCTION

DISCUSSIONS ON DRAWING
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Drawing is an extremely versatile two-dimensional art form. Drawings can be executed on a variety of surfaces, with a variety of implements, in a variety of techniques and for a variety of purposes.

[PENCIL GRAPHIC]


Drawing can range anywhere from playful doodling to serious finished art...and sometimes they can be one in the same. Ask Pablo Picasso. (FYI 1).

[PICASSO PAINTING]
By PABLO PICASSO


Everyone draws...at least to some degree, even if it’s just writing their name.

[SIGNATURE]


Drawing is a basic part of our natural instincts. Where man goes, drawing goes. Just look at our prehistoric cave drawings or…ask the next Neanderthal you meet (FYI 2).

[PREHISTORIC CAVE ART]
 PREHISTORIC CAVE PAINTING


Yes, some people can draw better than others. That's just life, but even those who don't draw well, can appreciate the skill and craftsmanship of a well executed drawing. When it comes to art, everyone is a critic.

Drawing can be therapeutic. Doctors tell us that the act of drawing can be instrumental in the treatment of certain mental and/or emotional disorders. Drawing can sometimes be instrumental in the psychological rehabilitation of the physically challenged. Drawing is a great way to relieve stress. Drawing gives us a way to visually express ourselves. Ask Van Gogh or Talouse-Lautrec..

TALOUSE-LAUTREC PAINTING]
 "STUDY FOR ENGLISHMAN AT MOULIN ROUGE by TOULOUSE-LAUTREC"

[VAN GOGH PAINTING]
PAINTING by VINCENT VAN GOGH

"In spite of everything, I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on drawing."
 Vincent van Gogh
Letter 136
September of 1880

Drawing increases...sharpens...your powers of observation. Drawing improves your sense of: perspective, space, volume, mass, weight, balance, lighting, proportion, scale, composition...and design in general. Ask Jan Vermeer (FYI 5).

[THE MILKMAID by JAN VERMEER]
 "THE MILKMAID" by JAN VERMEER

Drawing stimulates your creative juices and awakens your imagination. Ask Hieronymus Bosch (FYI 6).

[PAINTING by HIERONYMUS BOSH]
BY HIERONYMUS BOSCH

Drawing gives you a way to visually capture and record your thoughts...your genius. Ask Leonardo Da Vinci (FYI 7)

[DRAWING by LEONARDO DA VINCI]
 DRAWINGS FROM LEONARDO’S MANUSCRIPTS

Drawing gives you a way to more effectively communicate your ideas and your concepts to other people. This is particularly important for those of you who intend to pursue a career in some aspect of the arts. In this business, de arts, effective visual communication is the breath of life. Ask any artist.

By the way, did you know that the majority of human perception is visually oriented? So what are you waiting for?

You can make good money doing this stuff too! Ask Norman Rockwell or Frank Frazetta.

[ROCKWELL ILLUSTRATION]
 COVER FOR "THE SATURDAY EVENING POST by NORMAN ROCKWELL"
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[FRAZETTA ILLUSTRATION]
 ILLUSTRATION by FRANK FRAZETTA
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Speaking of great illustrators, check out this Maxfield Parrish illustration below.[MAXFIELD PARRISH ILLUSTRATION]
ILLUSTRATION by MAXFIELD PARRISH
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