History of Drawing by Christina F.H. By Malachi Roldan Jan 15, 1300 Chalk and chracoal was used for the first time Jul 18, 1400 van Eyck and Bosch start doing pen and ink drawings Aug 24, 1500 da Vinci starts doing charcoal drawings Jan 18, 1503 Portraiture is used Jan 15, 1600 Peter Paul Rubens uses open-composition Mar 14, 1600 Baroque Period Began May 30, 1600 Sketchbooks were used Jan 15, 1700 Use of Watercolors and ink washes began Sep 15, 1700 Rococo Period starts Jan 15, 1800 Impressionism, Cubism, Expressionism, and Fauvism is Used Jan 15, 1800 Pencils were invented and used as the most preferred drawing tools