History of Drawing - Jack Wroolie

  • Pre-Historic
    30,000 BCE

    Pre-Historic

    Pre-Historic drawings are drawings made on walls that are carved out with flint or rocks.
  • Ancient Egypt
    4000 BCE

    Ancient Egypt

    Ancient Egypt also used walls to draw daily events and used hieroglyphics to depict events and communicate.
  • Papyrus
    3000 BCE

    Papyrus

    Papyrus was used and was first made by Ancient Egypt, they used a plant called papyrus at the nile river.
  • Ancient Greece
    600

    Ancient Greece

    Ancient Greece used pottery and drew on that to depict events and myths.
  • Artifacts
    600

    Artifacts

    Artifacts were used in ancient greece and maybe time periods before then, they are often vases that are worth lots of money.
  • Middle Ages
    1000

    Middle Ages

    Used drawings to depict religion. People used wood and wax to draw on.
  • Renaissance
    1500

    Renaissance

    A very big step in art. Lots of things changed during this period. Drawing became very popular and this is when are started to take shape.
  • Pencils and other art utensils.

    Pencils and other art utensils.

    Pencils and other utensils such as water color and ink washes became very popular in the 17th century.
  • Baroque Period

    Baroque Period

    The Baroque period was another big step in drawing. introducing many more techniques such as water color, and many of the different isms like cubism.
  • Rococo Period

    Rococo Period

    A period where more and more techniques are learned.