History of Drawing By Joshua Loera

Acient Egypt

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Egyptians also decorted the walls of there temples and tombs by craving scenes of daily life. Using hieroglyphics and religious deities.

accient greece

Jan 1, 600

Greece had many listing of artifacts. There vases and pottery were drawn or painted on. The greeks used drawings to depict scense of battles and myths.

Pre-Historic

Jan 1, 1000

Dating back to 30,000-10,000 BCE, there were findings of cave walls of Alramira, Spain and Lascax, France located in northern spain, These drawings were scratched, craved or painted onto primitive tools.

Renaissance

Oct 18, 1300

Drawing became the foundation of art work, students were trained in drawing before their training in other forms of art. At this time it was imporant for scientist to record their learnings about the physical world.

Materials

Oct 18, 1300

While renassance artist like Bosch and Van Eyck used pen and ink to create drawings a new method of using softer materials began to emerg. Like chalk and charcoal were being increasinly used by artist sucha s Michelangelo and da vinic. These materials would allow for grater effects and textures.

middle ages

Oct 18, 1400

400-1400 CE , drawings were produced primiraly to express religious messages and stories from the bible.

Before paper

Oct 18, 1400

The tablet of wood, slate or wax were often thrown away or reused. some artist decided to draw directly on the canvas that would be painted over. These reasons are contributed to the loss of drawings in the middle ages.

Baroque Period

Oct 18, 1600

During the 1600's and 1700's, the baroque introduced a new style of drawing that included livelier forms with flowing lines. In this time the artist began using water color and ink washes.

SketchBooks

Oct 18, 1700

Artist began access to sketch books that they could take outside to draw landscapes, paving the way for more accurate depictions od scenes beyond just the momory of the artist in the studios.

1800 and 1900

Period: Oct 18, 1800 to Oct 18, 1900

Pencils were frist made in the early 19th century and quickly became the most perferred tool for drawing. Capturing movement of everyday scenes, ballet dancers, horse races and even dreams become signatures of these artist.