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30,000-10,000 B.C.E. Earliest drawings or art work was found on cave walls in Spain and France.
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3,000 B.C.E. They would decorate walls of tempes and tombs and carve scenes of their life or heiroglyphics.
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The Greeks painted vases and pottery.
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Art also included mythology as shown by this scultpture done by the Greeks.
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400-1400 CE, drawing of religious messages and Bible stories, were prominent art used in the Middle Ages.
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Artists during the Middle Ages also kept model or nature books to store their art to copy.
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During the Renaissance era the use of paper became more widespread. Art students became trained in drawing first before they learned to paint or sculpt. Artists were interested in showing realistic visions of the world around them.
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The use of chalk and charcoal became popular.
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A new style of drawing began. Movement began to be shown on the canvas. More advanced techniques were used.
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Pencils were manufactured and became popular. A move away from traditional scenes was made.
