A pencil drawing is a
drawing
Drawing is a Visual arts, visual art that uses an instrument to mark paper or another two-dimensional surface, or a digital representation of such. Traditionally, the instruments used to make a drawing include pencils, crayons, and ink pens, some ...
that is made with a
pencil
A pencil () is a writing or drawing implement with a solid pigment core in a protective casing that reduces the risk of core breakage and keeps it from marking the user's hand.
Pencils create marks by physical abrasion, leaving a trail of ...
(which is composed of wood and
graphite
Graphite () is a Crystallinity, crystalline allotrope (form) of the element carbon. It consists of many stacked Layered materials, layers of graphene, typically in excess of hundreds of layers. Graphite occurs naturally and is the most stable ...
).
History
Pencil drawings were not known before the 17th century,
with the modern concept of pencil drawings taking shape in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Pencil drawings succeeded the older
metalpoint
Silverpoint (one of several types of metalpoint) is a traditional drawing technique and tool first used by medieval scribes on manuscripts.
History
A silverpoint drawing is made by dragging a silver rod or wire across a surface, often prepared ...
drawing
stylus
A stylus is a writing utensil or tool for scribing or marking into softer materials. Different styluses were used to write in cuneiform by pressing into wet clay, and to scribe or carve into a wax tablet. Very hard styluses are also used to En ...
, which used metal instead of graphite.
Modern artists continue to use the graphite pencil for artworks and sketches.
Modern pencil drawing
Color pencil drawing
Drawings that are done by
color pencils
A colored pencil (American English), coloured pencil (Commonwealth English), colour pencil (Indian English), map pencil, pencil crayon, or coloured/colouring lead (Canadian English, Newfoundland English) is a type of pencil constructed of a nar ...
bring a more lively appearance and make them look more realistic.
Charcoal pencil drawing
With the use of
charcoal pencils, artists can create beautiful drawings with their hands and well-trained talents.
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