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30,000 BCE
Pre-historic
Pre-historic cave paintings are evidence that people have been drawing since the beginning of time. These paintings were found on the walls of Altamira, Spain and Lascaux, France, northern Spain, and southern France. -
3500 BCE
Mesopotamia
Drawings in Mesopotamia consisted of warrior art and stories carved in stone. -
3000 BCE
Ancient Egypt
Early Egyptians often decorated the walls of their temples and tombs, they carved and documented daily life, hieroglyphics, and religious deities. -
800 BCE
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greeks drew and painted on vases depicting scenes of battles and myths. -
653 BCE
Japan
In japan, people actually preferred drawing and painting over ceramics. Paintings used ink and featured themes from classic literature. -
400
Middle Ages
Drawings during this time were mainly produced to express religous stories and lessons from the bible. -
1300
Renaissance
Due to the rise of the use of paper, drawing was realized as a more respectable art form. Artist also started using materials like chalk and charcoal. -
Baroque Period
This period featured drawings a lot more livelier and used water color and ink. -
1800's and 1900's
Pencils that are now largely used for drawing, were manufactured 1800's. This period is also the birth of several such as Impressionism, Cubism, Expressionism, Fauvism, etc. -
Today
Todays drawing has no defining characteristic, but many are cartoonish and surreal. One of my favorites is Yumi Sakugawa.
