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pre Historic
people have been drawing since the beginning of human history the earliest known drawings date back to 30,000-10,000 BCE -
Pre historic
drawings were found on cave walls of Altamira, Spain, and Lascaux , France , located in northern Spain and Southern France . -
Ancient Egypt
Early Egyptians also decorated the walls of their temples and tombs by carving scenes of daily life , daily life , hieroglyphics and religious deities or gods ,as early as 3,000 BC -
Ancient Egypt
The wall decorations have also been found drawn with ink on egyptians papyrus , a paper like material made from the papyrus plant that grew along the Nile River -
Ancient egypt
Egyptian drawings use a flat , linear style -
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece has several lasting artifacts of their drawing . The vases and pottery that were drawn or painted on by the Ancient Greeks exhibit their graceful, decorative use of drawing -
Ancient Greece
The Greeks use drawing to depict scenes of battles and myths -
Middle Ages
Throughout the Middle Ages , drawings were produced primarily to express religious messages and stories of the Bible -
Middle Ages
Drawing became primarly a preparatory stage in creating paintings , rather than a finished product , so many few still survive in museums and art collections today -
Renaissance
In itally , drawing became recognized as a respectable art form because of the rise of use of paper -
Rnaissance
Durihng the Renaissance , art became more popular and affordable because ofthe availibility of materials. At this time portraiture became a regular household items for ritch families -
Baroque Period
During the 1600s and 1700s the Baroque period introduced a new style of drawing that included livelier forms with flowing lines -
Baroque period
During this time , artists also began using watere color and ink washes . Artists also began having access to sketchbooks that they could take outside to draw landscapes , in scenes just beyond the memory of the artist in the studios -
1800s and 1900s
penciles were manufactured early in the 19th century and quickly became the most preferred drawing tool