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What is a Drawing?

​What is a drawing?
 
A drawing is a representation of a form through the application of lines. It is direct and easily accessible, requiring, at its simplest level, a pencil and a piece of paper.

Orlando Greenwood pencil drawing
Study of a Dog Chewing a Shoe, Orlando Greenwood (1892-1989), pencil drawing on paper
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​Other media used to produce drawings include pen and ink:
Arthur Heslop pen and ink drawing
Classical Figure Tableau, Arthur Heslop (1881-1955), pen and ink drawing on paper
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Charcoal:
Charcoal drawing
Moorland with Clouds, 20th Century British School, charcoal drawing on paper
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Chalk:
Joan Atkinson nude chalk drawing
Rokeby Venus after Velazquez, Joan Atkinson (1931-2016), chalk drawing on paper
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And pastel:
Pastel drawing
Figures by a Lake, 20th Century School, pastel drawing on paper

​Our extensive selection of drawings can be viewed here.

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