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earliest known drawings
30,000-10,000 BCE -
carving scenes of their everyday life, hieroglyphics and gods with papyrus plants.
3,000 BC -
Ancient Greece would show there battles and myths through pottery.
800-490 BC -
paper was invented after 1100 CE but before that people would use wood and wax to draw on
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in the middle ages drawings were about religious and stories in the bible and were only given to royal or wealthy families.
400-1400 CE -
chalk and charcoal were becoming more popular because it created more texture.
15th century -
Drawing took a different turn and people from italy focus on realistic drawing of natural
1500-1700 -
watercolor and ink wash was introduced -
artists began placing there names on the art work they did
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pencils became the most used object for drawing people also used shaper lines when drawing