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Art Glossary: Drawing

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Line drawing

By definition, a drawing doesn't have to be created from only line, it can also have tonal shading.

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Definition:

In a narrow definition of the term, a drawing is an artwork created from lines or areas of tone created with a dry medium on a piece of paper. For example, graphite pencil, charcoal, colored pencil, pastel, or silverpoint.

In a broader definition of the term, a drawing is a two-dimensional artwork created from lines or tone that is dominated by a dry medium but can include wet mediums such as ink, and washes of paint.

Drawing can also be a verb, the action of creating such an artwork.

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