Types Of Drawing

Just as word is important to a poet and writer, and an algorithmic formula is synonymous to a mathematician, similarly drawing is the heart or rather the soul of an artist’s and designer’s expression. An imperative tool for communication and thinking, drawing is a creative intent used for expressing the feelings and thoughts of an artist. Being a tremendously effective means of exhibiting one’s views, drawing operates on several levels which make it important for the artist and designer to comprehend these differences and achieve certain level, in order to become a skilled professional. Thus, a drawing can comprise of a sketch, plan, design, graphic representation, etc. with the help of pens, pencils, or crayons, depending upon its nature and purpose. Given here are different kinds of drawings that one can take up and excel in. Check them out in the lines herein.

 

Different Kinds Of Drawings                                               

 

Life Drawing

Drawings that result from direct or real observations are life drawings. Life drawing, also known as still-life drawing or figure drawing, portrays all the expressions that are viewed by the artist and captured in the picture. The human figure forms one of the most enduring themes in life drawing that is applied to portraiture, sculpture, medical illustration, cartooning and comic book illustration, and other fields.

 

Emotive Drawing

Similar to painting, emotive drawing emphasizes on exploring and expressing different emotions, feelings, moods, self, time, etc. These are generally depicted in the form of a personality.

 

Sketching

Sketching is a kind of drawing that puts forward the instant thoughts of an artist. Thus, it is a rough freehand and loose drawing which is not considered to be a finished piece of work. Sketching, usually, results out of visualizing and immediately capturing them onto paper.

 

Analytic Drawing

Sketches that are created for clear understanding and representation of observations made by an artist are called analytic drawings. In simple words, analytic drawing is undertaken to divide observations into small parts for a better perspective.

 

Perspective Drawing

Perspective drawing is used by artists to create three-dimensional images on a two-dimensional picture plane, such as paper. It represents space, distance, volume, light, surface planes, and scale, all viewed from a particular eye-level.

 

Geometric Drawing

Geometric drawing is used, particularly, in construction fields that demand specific dimensions. Measured scales, true sides, sections, and various other descriptive views are represented through geometric drawing. 

 

Diagrammatic Drawing

When concepts and ideas are explored and investigated, these are documented on paper through diagrammatic drawing. Diagrams are created to depict adjacencies and happenstance that are likely to take place in the immediate future. Thus, diagrammatic drawings serve as active design process for the instant ideas so conceived.

 

Illustration Drawing

Drawings that are created to represent the lay out of a particular document are illustration drawings. They include all the basic details of the project so concerned clearly stating its purpose, style, size, color, character, effect, and others............................................................................................................

What you See is What you Think, and What you Think is What you See!

I understand that many think of this ability (skill at drawing) as unique only to certain 

individuals, and that these individuals are either blessed by the ‘gods’, or have inherited 

some uncanny and unnatural ability. This notion couldn’t be farther from the 

truth. Simply said .....if you have the ability to script out your name on paper and 

with a pencil or pen, then you have enough coordination and hand and eye control 

to draw. AND.....not only draw, but draw skillfully. Drawing is a language, and you need 

to practice this language just as you would a piano, or math, or the art of writing. I am 

sure that you already know, if you were to practice a musical instrument everyday, even 

just a little bit, you will eventually learn to play guitar ( for example) or learn to 

composed. As the old saying goes....”Practice makes perfect’.

 The thought that is very important, or maybe even better said ...the thing that is 
necessary to learn to how to draw, is that you................. must want to draw. Have some 
faith in what I am telling you.


You must listen, and you must be willing to take advice,
you must fight against any preconceptions,
you must not draw like you think you are suppose to draw.
You must stop saying to yourself ‘I can’t, or I have no talent”,
you must be clear headed and keep advice and all suggestions in mind while drawing.
You must think things out clearly and not just work intuitively.
You must understand that learning to draw is just like learning math or anything else 
that is both abstract and conceptual....again .....drawing is an intellectual act.
You must not attempt to finish and to seek out details before you’ve begun.
You must develop an orderly process and method of organization,
You must ‘see’ well,
You must measure,
and you must practice and do the assignments.

Types of Painting Medium

Oil on canvas; tempera on panel; watercolor on paper. Those and similar phrases are on the labels of nearly any painting in a museum or art gallery. Different painting mediums yield different visual effects because of the paint's overall properties and because of how the paint works with the surface being painted. Whether of completely natural or man-made ingredients, all painting mediums are composed of pigments (color) added to a vehicle (or base).

Acrylic

• Acrylic paints are a combination of pigments added to an acrylic resin solution. Pliable and easy to work with, acrylics offer brilliant hues and quick drying times. First developed in the 1940s, today's acrylic paints are water-soluble. They are among the more-frequently used artist's painting mediums and, for many artists, are an alternative to the slower-drying medium of oil.

Enamel

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  Enamel paints are most often oil- , latex- or water-based paints with varnish added to them. In use since the 1930s, enamels can be applied by traditional fine-art utensils, spray can or air brush. Used for painting such objects as porcelains and cars, enamels are prized for their ultra-glossy appearance and finish.
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Encaustic

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  Used most often in the Middle East and Northern Africa, encaustic is an ancient practice that combines pigments with a hot wax such as beeswax. Encaustic artists apply the paint to a prepared surface of panel or canvas. Unlike other mediums, encaustic does not yellow over time and temperature changes and moisture do not significantly affect it.

Fresco

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  If you've ever taken an art history class, the term "fresco" might seem familiar. Used widely during the height Italian Renaissance by such painters as Giotto, Raphael and Michelangelo, fresco is a sensitive and painstaking medium. Meaning "fresh" in Italian, fresco is the process of painting images directly into the wet plaster on walls. In true fresco, or buon fresco, pigments (often of tempera) are applied to small working sections of wet plaster. Once dry, the pigments become a permanent part of the wall. Noted examples of fresco include Giotto's Arena Chapel, Raphael's Stanze at the Vatican and Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling.

Latex

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  For most people, painting with latex paint involves brushes, rollers and moving furniture. While it is the preferred medium for painting building interiors and exteriors, this water-soluble medium is also good for such artistic applications as murals. Don't confuse the latex paint used for house painting with Liquid Latex, however. Liquid Latex has a higher rubber content than house paint and is suitable for deliberately placing on the skin. Modern latex house paint, while non-toxic and safe for skin contact, contains polymers and little to no rubber, despite its given name.

Oil Paint & Alkyds

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  Used widely since the 15th century, oil paint is perhaps the most used medium. It's made from combining pigments to such oils as linseed, flax, hemp or nut. Oil paints are quite pliable and allow artists to work with quick or broad brushstrokes and even build up layers of paint. The properties of the oil allow for a rich, bright finish even when dry. Rembrandt is one artist known for his mastery of the medium.

  Modern and contemporary artists often use alkyds--a synthetic cousin of the traditional oil paint. Alkyds are a mixture of pigments and an alkyd base that is composed of a synthetic resin made of oil-modified poylesthers (polybasic acids) and a polyhydric alcohol such as glycerin. Alkyd is prized for its quick drying time and, for some artists, superior workability to traditional oil paints.

Tempera

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  Most people are probably familiar with tempera, and may not even realize it. If you went to kindergarten in the United States, chances are excellent that you have used it for finger painting and crafts. In its truest form, tempera paint is made by adding pigments ground to a fine powder with egg yolks and mixed to a uniform color. Most commercially-made tempera paint is composed of various non-toxic and water-soluble chemicals. Tempera paint is bold, adheres well to nearly any surface and is nearly permanent once dry.

Watercolor

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  Quite probably the oldest painting medium, pigments added to water create watercolor paint. Known for its transparency, watercolor layers well and the ratio of water to pigment modifies color intensity. It is not an easy technique to master, as it can be difficult to overcome its aqueous--and sometimes runny--nature. Modern watercolors contain some additives to ease work and watercolor's cousin, gouache, includes chalk to create a more opaque consistency.