Drawing
Chapter 4
Drawing
• Drawing-to push, pull, or drag a marking
tool across a surface to leave a line or
mark
• Receptive Drawing- an attempt to
record how something looks physically
• Projective Drawing-drawing something
that exists only in our minds
Leonardo da Vinci. Three Seated Figures and Studies of Machinery.
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Guillermo del Toro. Pages from Sketchbook. 2006 Pan's Labyrinth. 2006.
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Elizabeth Layton. The Eyes of the Law. 1985.
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Vincent van Gogh. Carpenter. c. 1880.
22" × 15".
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Vincent van Gogh. Old Man with His Head in His Hands. 1882.
191-1/16" × 12-3/16".
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Vincent van Gogh. Self-Portrait with Gray Hat. 1887.
17-1/4" × 14-3/4".
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Purposes of Drawing
• As a notation, sketch, or record of
something seen, remembered, or
imagined
• As a study or preparation for another
usually larger and more complex work
– Cartoon-full size preliminary drawing
• As an end in itself, a complete work of
art
Michelangelo Buonarotti. Studies for the Libyan Sibyl. c. 1510.
11-3/8" × 8-7/16" (28.9 × 21.4 cm).
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Tools and Techniques
• Each drawing tool and each type of
paper has it’s own characteristics
Drawing Tools and Their Characteristic Lines.
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Types of Hatching. Hatching.
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Types of Hatching. Crosshatching.
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Types of Hatching. Contour hatching.
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Charles White (1918–1979). Preacher. 1952.
Sheet: 22-13/16" × 29-15/16" × 3/16" (57.9 × 76 × 0.5 cm).
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Dry Media
• Pencil, charcoal, conte crayon, pastel
• Pencils-made of graphite and come in varying
hardness
• Charcoal-charred sticks of wood and also
come in varying hardness
– Easy to smudge and very messy
• Conte Crayon-charcoal mixed with clay
• Pastels-chalky substance with very little
binding agent
Judith Murray. Obsidian. 1988.
17-1/2" × 19-1/4".
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Georges Pierre Seurat. L'Echo. Study for Une Baignade, Asnières. 1883–
1884.
31.2 × 24 cm (12-5/16" × 9-7/16").
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Rosalba Carriera. Portrait of a Girl with a Bussolà. 1725–1730.
13-3/8" × 10-1/2".
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Edgar Degas. Le Petit Déjeuner après le Bain (Jeune Femme S'Essuyant).
c. 1894.
99.7 × 59.7 cm.
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Liquid Media
• Ink-can be used straight or mixed with
water to create washes
Vincent van Gogh. The Fountain in the Hospital Garden. 1889.
18-7/8" × 17-3/4".
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Nancy Spero. Peace. 1968.
19" × 23-3/4".
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Graphic Novels/Comics
• Comic-sequential art form based on
drawing
Windsor McCay. Little Nemo in Slumberland (detail). 4/4/1906.
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Gilbert Hernandez. Cover of Fear of Comics. 2000.
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Contemporary Approaches
• Often used in conjunction with other
media
Julie Mehretu. Back to Gondwanaland. 2000.
8" × 10".
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Christine Hiebert. Wall Drawing (Detail). Margarete Roeder Gallery, New
York. 2004.
Running wall length 36'7", wall height 11'6".
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Barry McGee. Untitled. 2006.
10-3/4" × 8-3/4".
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