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Drawing is one way of making an image: it is the process of making marks on a surface by applying pressure from or moving a tool on the surface. These marks may represent what the artist sees when drawing, a remembered or imagined scene or abstraction, or, in the case of automatic drawing, may have much to do with the automatic motion of the artist's hand across the paper (or other surface). (In the process of entoptic graphomania, in which dots are made at the sites of impurities or shifts in colour in a blank sheet of paper, and lines are then made between the dots, superficially speaking the subject of the drawing is the paper itself.) The main techniques used in drawing are: line drawing, hatching, crosshatching, random hatching, scribbling, stippling, and blending. Image of the Wikimedia Commons logo. ... This article is about the concept of abstraction in general. ... Automatic drawing (distinguished from drawn expression of mediums) was developed by the surrealists, as a means of expressing the subconscious. ... Automatism is the practice or theory of the spontaneous production of words (speech or writing), drawing, painting or other creative production, or behavior in general, without conscious self-control or self-censorship. ... Piece of paper Paper is a thin, flat material produced by the compression of fibres. ... Surrealism in art, poetry, and literature utilizes numerous unique techniques and games to provide inspiration. ... For alternative meanings, see color (disambiguation). ... An example of stippling in a biological illustration. ...

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"The peacock skirt," by Aubrey Beardsley, 1892

One thing that differentiates drawing from painting is that in drawing, an artist uses pure colors and cannot mix them before application. The appearance of mixed colors in some colored pencil drawings is not truly mixing but formed by blending or overlaying pure colors. (In painting, new colors are commonly created by mixing.) The colors of drawing media can mix on the surface because of direct chemical interaction. More usually, the mixing is optical rather than chemical: colors are overlaid (also known as glazing) on previous layers so that light reflected from below the surface comes through, or color strokes are close enough that the eye "mixes" them. The Peacock Skirt, by Aubrey Beardsley (1892) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... The Peacock Skirt, by Aubrey Beardsley (1892) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Aubrey Beardsley Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (August 21, 1872, Brighton, England - March 16, 1898, France) was an influential English artist, illustrator, and author. ... The Mona Lisa is perhaps the best-known artistic painting in the Western world. ... An artist is someone who employs creative talent to produce works of art. ... A couple of very simple pencils A pencil is a handheld instrument used to write and draw, usually on paper. ...


Some artists have started referring to pastel and colored-pencil compositions as "paintings". In nineteenth century usage, "drawing" also encompassed watercolor.

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Drawing media

The medium is the means by which ink, pigment, or color are delivered onto the drawing surface. Common drawing tools are pencils, chalk, charcoal, crayons, pastels, and pen and ink. Many drawing materials are not water or oil based and are applied dry, without any preparation. Water-based drawing media (e.g., "watercolor pencils") exist, which can be drawn with like ordinary pencils, then moistened with a wet brush to get various effects. There are also oil-based pastels and wax-based crayons. Very rarely, artists have drawn with (usually decoded) invisible ink. For other meanings of medium, see Medium (disambiguation). ... A couple of very simple pencils Colored pencils are usually used for drawing instead of writing. ... The Needles, part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation Chalk is a soft, white, porous form of limestone composed of the mineral calcium carbonate. ... Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents of animal and vegetable substances. ... Crayola brand crayons A crayon is a stick of colored wax, charcoal, chalk, or other material used for writing and drawing. ... A bravura pastel portrait of Louis XV by Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1748 Pastel or pastels is an artistic expression which involves the application of soft colors by painting with soft crayons wrapped in paper. ... Pen and ink refers to a technique of drawing or writing, in which colored (this includes black) ink is applied to paper using a pen or other stylus. ... Watercolor is a painting technique making use of water-soluble pigments that are either transparent or opaque and are formulated with gum to bond the pigment to the paper. ... Invisible ink is a substance which can be used to write with, which is either invisible on application or disappears quickly, and can be subsequently restored by some means. ...


Some examples of drawing media include:

The Needles, part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation Chalk is a soft, white, porous form of limestone composed of the mineral calcium carbonate. ... Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents of animal and vegetable substances. ... A couple of very simple pencils A pencil is a handheld instrument used to write and draw, usually on paper. ... Conté pastels, also known as Cont&eacute sticks, are hard artists chalks in a variety of colours. ... Crayola brand crayons A crayon is a stick of colored wax, charcoal, chalk, or other material used for writing and drawing. ... Graphite is one of the allotropes of carbon. ... An ink is a liquid containing various pigments and/or dyes used for colouring a surface to render an image or text. ... Categories: Stub | Writing instruments ... A bravura pastel portrait of Louis XV by Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1748 Pastel or pastels is an artistic expression which involves the application of soft colors by painting with soft crayons wrapped in paper. ... Pen and ink refers to a technique of drawing or writing, in which colored (this includes black) ink is applied to paper using a pen or other stylus. ... Silverpoint predates the use of graphite as a drawing medium and was used by Leonardo da Vinci in his notebooks. ...

Drawing techniques

There are a variety of different techniques that experience has proven useful for rendering a higher quality drawing.


Preparation

Paper comes in a variety of different sizes and qualities, ranging from newspaper grade for practice up to high quality and relatively expensive paper sometimes sold as individual sheets. Papers can vary in texture, hue, acidity, and strength when wet. Smooth paper is good for rendering fine detail, but a more "toothy" paper will hold the drawing material better. Thus a courser material is useful for producing deeper contrast.


For pen and ink work, typing paper is useful for practice drawings. For polished sketches, however, heavier paper is more suitable. Bristol board makes a hard surface that is especially good for ink. Watercolor paper is also an interesting surface for ink drawing due to its texture. Tracing vellum is useful for experimenting with different textures on top of your drawing, prior to committing them to the final page.


There are a variety of drawing implements that the artist can employ, and the type chosen will often depend on what result is intended. (See the list above.) Virtually any implement that will leave a mark can also be employed for drawing. However specially artist drawing media will usually produce better results, albeit at a higher cost.


Various tools can also be put to good use while drawing the picture. These include a pencil sharpener or sharp knife, sandpaper, kneaded eraser, blending stubs, and chamois. Other tools that sometimes prove useful are tracing paper, a circle compass, ruler, frisket film, fixative, and drafting tape. Certain ad hoc implements also come in handy on occasion, such as paintbrushes, felt, typing eraser, and so forth.


The subject of the drawing can be a picture, a still life, one or more live models, or a landscape or other scene. Drawing from a picture can be easier in some respects as the dimensions of the image can be carefully measured and then reproduced exactly on the paper. Rendering a scene can be more challenging, particular if it is only a temporary circumstance. But the artist is less restricted in the subject matter and can view the scene unfiltered by another person's viewpoint. Drawing an imaginary scene can be particularly difficult unless the artist draws upon existing forms as examples.


An easel is an upright stand for holding the drawing paper nearly perpendicular to your line of sight. When a drawing paper is flat upon a table, the rendered image can become slightly distorted due to the perspective of the paper relative to your sight. By holding the paper upright in the same view as your subject it becomes much easier to compare each to the other. It takes some practice, however, to draw with an easel as the arm is not being supported past the shoulder.


Applying media

Prior to working on an image, the artist will likely want to gain an understanding of how the various media will work. The different drawing implements can be tried on practice sheets to see what type of pattern they create, and how to apply the implement in order to produce varying tones.

Line drawing in sanguine by Leonardo da Vinci

The stroke of the drawing implement can be used to control the appearance of the image. Ink drawings typically use hatching, which consists of groups of parallel lines. Cross-hatching uses hatching in two or more different directions to create a darker tone. Broken hatching, or lines with intermittent breaks, is used to form lighter tones, and by controlling the density of the breaks a graduation of tone can be achieved. Finally stippling, or random placement of dots on a page, can also be used to produce a texture or shade. Download high resolution version (420x659, 67 KB) Subject: Self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, circa 1512-1515 Location: Royal Library, Turin Technique: Red chalk Dimensions: 13 x 8. ... Download high resolution version (420x659, 67 KB) Subject: Self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, circa 1512-1515 Location: Royal Library, Turin Technique: Red chalk Dimensions: 13 x 8. ... The Needles, part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation Chalk is a soft, white, porous form of limestone composed of the mineral calcium carbonate. ... Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. ...


Sketch drawings use similar techniques, although with pencils and drawing sticks continuous variations in tone can be achieved. For best results the lines in a sketch are typically drawn to follow the contour curves of the surface, thus producing a depth effect. When drawing hair, the lines of the sketch follow the direction of the hair growth.


Typically a drawing will be filled in based on which hand the artist favors. A right-handed artist will want to draw from left to right in order to avoid smearing the image. Sometimes the artist will want to leave a section of the image blank while filling in the remainder of the picture. A frisket can be used for this purpose. The shape of the area to be preserved is cut out of the frisket, and the resulting shape is then applied to the drawing surface. This will protect the surface from receiving any stray marks before it is ready to be filled in.


Another method to preserve a section of the image is to apply a spray-on fixative to the surface. This will hold loose material more firmly to the sheet and prevent it from smearing. However the fixative spray typically uses chemicals that can negatively affect the respiratory system, so it should be employed in a well-ventilated area such as outdoors.


Tone

Shading is the technique of varying the tonal values on the paper to represent the shade of the material as well as the placement of the shadows. Careful attention to reflected light, shadows, and highlights can result in a very realistic rendition of the image.


Blending uses an implement to move the drawing material on the paper so as to hide the original drawing strokes. This can only be done when drawing with a material such as graphite or charcoal that is not permanently attached once applied. When shading and blending is needed, the artist can employ a combination of a tortillon blending stump, chamois or soft tissue, and a specialized putty-rubber eraser. The chamois cloth in particular is useful for creating smooth textures, and for removing material to lighten the tone. A Tortillon is an artists tool used to smudge and blend a drawing. ... Binomial name Rupicapra rupicapra (Linnaeus, 1758) The chamois is a large, goat-like animal that lives in the European Alps and Carpathians. ... A biological tissue is a group of biological cells that perform a similar function. ... Alternate uses: Eraser (disambiguation) An eraser is an article of stationery that is used for removing pencil writings. ...


There are a number of methods for producing texture in the picture. In addition to choosing a suitable paper, the type of drawing material and the drawing technique will result in different textures.


Texture can be made to appear more realistic when it is draw next to a contrasting texture. Thus a coarse texture placed next to a smoothly blended area will appear more notable. A similar effect can be achieved by drawing different tones in close proximity. A light edge next to a dark background will stand out to the eye, and almost appear to float above the surface.


In most drawing mediums, but especially in ink, realistic renditions of an object or structure avoid outlinining the form and features. Otherwise the image may resemble a paint-by-numbers figure from a coloring book. Instead the shape of the structure is portrayed almost entirely through tones and shading, including contrast with the background.


Layout

Measuring the dimensions of a subject while blocking in the drawing is an important step in producing a realistic rendition of the actual subject. A straight drawing implement held horizontally or vertically can be used to measure the angles of different sides. These angles can be reproduced on the drawing surface and then rechecked to make sure they are accurate. Another form of measurement is to compare the relative sizes of different parts of the subject with each other. A finger placed at a point along the drawing implement can be used to compare that dimension with other parts of the image.


A grid can be used to produce a more accurate portrayal of a photograph. The image is subdivided into equally spaced horizontal and vertical lines. A scaled version of these lines is drawn lightly on the paper, and the outlines of the significant features are copied onto the drawing. A similar approach when using an easel is to mount a small, heavy paper frame through which the artist can view the scene. The image on the paper is then scaled in reference to this frame. The term grid has several meanings in various fields: in mathematics and geometry, a grid is a system of two sets of lines that intersect each other at a fixed angle, usually a right angle (i. ... A photograph (often just called a photo) is an image (or a representation of that on e. ...


When attempting to draw a complicated shape such as a human figure, it is helpful at first to represent the form with a set of primitive shapes. Almost any form can be represented by some combination of the cube, sphere, cylinder, and cone. Once these basic shapes have been assembled into a likeness, then the drawing can be refined into a more accurate and polished form. The lines of the primitive shapes are removed and replaced by the final likeness.

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Anatomical drawing of the human muscles from the Encyclopédie.

A more refined art of figure drawing relies upon the artist possessing a deep understanding of anatomy and the human proportions. A trained artist is familiar with the skeleton structure, joint location, muscle placement, tendon movement, and how the different parts work together during movement. This allows the artist to render more natural poses that do not appear artificially stiff. The artist is also familiar with how the proportions vary depending on the age of the subject, particularly when drawing a portrait. Download high resolution version (750x1149, 137 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (750x1149, 137 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Fig. ... Figure drawing, also known as life drawing, is an exercise in drawing the human body in its various shapes and positions. ...


Perspective

Linear perspective is a method of portraying objects on a flat surface so that the dimensions shrink with distance. The parallel, straight edges of any object, whether a building or a table, will follow lines that eventually converge at infinity. Typically this point of convergence will be along the horizon, as buildings are built level with the flat surface. When multiple structures are aligned with each other, such as buildings along a street, the horizontal tops and bottoms of the structures will all typically convert at a vanishing point. Linear perspective is the art of representing three-dimensional constructions on a two-dimensional surface. ...


When both the fronts and sides of a building are drawn, then the parallel lines forming a side converge at a second point along the horizon (which may be off the drawing paper.) This is a "two-point perspective". Convering the vertical lines to a point in the sky then produces a "three-point perspective".


Depth can also be portrayed by several techniques in addition to the perspective approach above. Objects of similar size should appear ever smaller the further they are from the viewer. Thus the back wheel of a cart will appear slightly smaller than the front wheel. Depth can also be protrayed by reducing the amount of contrast of more distant objects, and also by making the colors more pale. This will reproduce the effect of atmospheric haze, and cause the eye to focus primarily on objects drawn in the foreground.


Artistry

The composition of the image is an important element in producing an interesting work of artistic merit. The artist plans the placement of elements in the art in order to communicate ideas and feelings with the viewer. The composition can determine the focus of the art, and result in a harmonious whole that is aesthetically appealing and stimulating. Composition is the plan, placement or arrangement of the elements of art in a work. ...


The illumination of the subject is also a key element in creating an artistic piece, and the interplay of light and shadow is a valuable method in the artist's toolbox. The placement of the light sources can make a considerable difference in the type of message that is being presented. Multiple light sources can wash out any wrinkles in a person's face, for instance, and give a more youthful appearance. In contrast, a single light source, such as harsh daylight, can serve highlight any texture or interesting features. For the act of supplying light to an area, see lighting. ...


When drawing an object or figure, the skilled artist pays attention to both the area within the silhouette and what lies outside. The exterior is termed the negative space, and can be as important in the representation as the figure. Objects placed in the background of the figure should appear properly placed wherever they can be viewed.


A study is a draft drawing that is made in preparation for a planned final image. Studies can be used to determine the appearance of specific parts of the completed image, or for experimenting with the best approach for accomplishing the end goal. However a well-crafted study can be a piece of art onto itself, and many hours of careful work can go into completing a study.


History

People have made drawings since prehistoric times. This art form first gained widespread popularity among European artists during the 1400's, when paper became generally available. Since that time, each century has produced artists who have created great drawings. Prehistory (Greek words προ = before and ιστορία = history) is the period of human history prior to the advent of writing (which marks the beginning of recorded history). ... Although today the word art usually refers to the visual arts, the concept of what art is has continuously changed over centuries. ... This article is about the continent. ... An artist is someone who employs creative talent to produce works of art. ... Piece of paper Paper is a thin, flat material produced by the compression of fibres. ... An artist is someone who employs creative talent to produce works of art. ...


Masters of drawing in the 1400's and 1500's included Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer, Michelangelo, and Raphael. During the 1600's, Claude, Nicolas Poussin, Rembrandt, and Peter Paul Rubens created important drawings. In the 1700's, great drawings were produced by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Francisco Goya, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, and Antoine Watteau. The masters if drawing druing the 1800's included Paul Cézanne, Jacques Louis David, Edgar Degas, Theodore Gericault, Jean Ingres, Odilon Redon, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Vincent Van Gogh. Great drawings in the 1900's have been created by Max Beckmann, Willem De Kooning, Jean Dubuffet, Arshile Gorky, Paul Klee, Oscar Kokoschka, Henri Matisse, Jules Pascin, Pablo Picasso, and Jackson Pollock. Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. ... Self-Portrait, 1493, Oil on Canvas Albrecht Dürer (May 21, 1471 - April 6, 1528) was a German painter, wood carver, engraver, and mathematician. ... This page is about the artist. ... self-portrait Raphael or Raffaello, a painter and architect of the Florentine school in the Italian High Renaissance, was born on April 6, 1483 and died on his 37th birthday, April 6, 1520 (see the note below about earlier confusion about these dates). ... The Mitsubishi A5M was the worlds first monoplane shipboard fighter and the direct ancestor of the famous Mitsubishi A6M Zero. The Allied code-name was Claude; the Japanese Navy designation was Type 96 carrier-based fighter (九六式艦上戦闘機). ... Et in Arcadia ego by Nicolas Poussin. ... Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 - October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history, and the most important United Provinces (Netherlands) painter of the seventeenth century. ... Pieter Pauwel (Peter Paul) Rubens (June 28, 1577 – May 30, 1640) is considered one of the greatest painters in European art history (together with Dutchman Rembrandt van Rijn), and the most important Flemish (Netherlands, nowadays Belgium) painter of the sixteenth century. ... The Bathers, 1765 Jean-Honoré Fragonard (April 5, 1732 – August 22, 1806) was a French painter. ... Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (March 30, 1746 – April 16, 1828) was a Spanish painter and engraver. ... The Death of Hyacinth Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (March 5, 1696 - March 27, 1770) was a Venetian painter. ... Jean-Antoine Watteau (October 10, 1684 _ July 18, 1721) was a French painter. ... Vase of Flowers (1876) Oil on canvas Paul Cézanne (January 19, 1839 – October 22, 1906) was a French painter who represents the bridge from impressionism to cubism. ... Self portrait Jacques-Louis David (August 30, 1748 - December 29, 1825), most usually known as David (pronounced Dah-veed rather than Day-vid), was a French painter. ... Edgar Degas (July 19, 1834 – September 27, 1917) was a Faggot buttlicker and ballsucker. ... Théodore Géricaults Insane Théodore Géricault (September 26, 1791 in Rouen, Normandy - January 26, 1824) was a famous French painter, known for The Raft of the Medusa and other paintings. ... Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (August 29, 1780 - January 14, 1867) was a French painter. ... Odilon Redon (April 22, 1840 - July 6, 1916) was a symbolist painter. ... Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. ... Self-portrait (1886) Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890) was a Dutch painter, generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history. ... Max Beckmann (February 12, 1884 - December 27, 1950) was a German painter, lithographer and woodcut artist. ... Willem de Koonings Woman V (1952-53) Willem de Kooning (April 24, 1904-March 19, 1997) an abstract expressionist painter was born in Rotterdam in The Netherlands. ... Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet (July 31, 1901 - May 12, 1985) was a French artist. ... Vostanik Adoyan, better known as Arshile Gorky (April 15, 1904 - July 21, 1948) was an Armenian/American abstract expressionist painter. ... Paul Klee (December 18, 1879 - June 29, 1940) was a Switzerland-born painter. ... Self-Portrait in a Striped T-shirt (1906). ... Julius Mordecai Pincas, (March 31, 1885 - June 5, 1930) aka Pascin, The Prince of Montparnasse, was a Jewish - Bulgarian painter. ... A young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso, formally Pablo Ruiz Picasso, (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was one of the recognized masters of 20th century art. ... Missing image Jackson Pollock in 1950 Missing image Pollocks Galaxy, a part of the Joslyn Art Museums permanent collection Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an influential American artist and a major force in the abstract expressionism movement. ...


Computer software

Drawing may also be done on a computer. Digital art is fast becoming one of the most popular means of illustration. See, for example, the computer illustrations of Peter Welleman. The tower of a personal computer (specifically a Power Mac G5). ... Digital art is art created on a computer in digital (that is, binary) form. ...


Here are some common software programs used for computer illustration: Computer software (or simply software) refers to one or more computer programs and data held in the storage of a computer for some purpose. ... Computer illustration or digital illustration is the use of digital tools to produce images, under the direct manipulation of the artist, usually through a pointing device such as a tablet or a mouse. ...

Adobe Photoshop is a bitmap graphics editor (with some text and vector graphics capabilities) developed and published by Adobe Systems. ... Adobe Illustrator 10 Adobe Illustrator is a vector-based drawing program developed and marketed by Adobe Systems. ... Painter is the name of a software package used to create natural-looking artistic images using a computer. ... Pixia is a freeware bitmap graphics editor program for Windows like GIMP. It was originally designed for the anime/manga community but it is useful for any kind of art and its now available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German. ... Microsoft Paint (formerly known as Paintbrush for Windows) is a simple graphics painting program that comes bundled with all modern versions of Microsoft Windows. ... Gimp is a word meaning a a lame person, a lame leg or a limp, perhaps by association with the word limp. ...

Notable drawing artists

Michelangelo Buonarroti, by Marcello Venusti Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (March 6, 1475 - February 18, 1564*) was a Renaissance sculptor, architect, painter, and poet. ... Self portrait, 1943¹ Maurits Cornelis Escher (Leeuwarden, June 17, 1898 - Laren, March 27, 1972) was a Dutch artist most known for his woodcuts, lithographs and mezzotints, which tend to feature impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, and tessellations. ... Andrew Loomis ( 1892- 1959) was an American illustrator who is best remembered now for a series of art instruction books that continues to influence realist artists, though they are in 2004 all out of print, except for some excerpts available from the art publisher Walter Foster. ... Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 - October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history, and the most important United Provinces (Netherlands) painter of the seventeenth century. ... Eugeen Van Mieghem (October 1, 1875-1930) was a Belgian artist born in the port of Antwerp. ... Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian Renaissance architect, musician, anatomist, inventor, engineer, sculptor, geometer, and painter. ... Kurt Vonnegut, Junior (born November 11, 1922) is an American novelist, satirist, and most recently, graphic artist. ...

References

  • J. D. Hillberry, Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil, North Light Books, 1999, ISBN 0-89134-868-9.
  • Frank Lohan, Pen & Ink Techniques, Contemporary Books, 1978, ISBN 0-8092-7438-8.
  • World Book, Inc. The World Book Encyclopedia Volume 5, 1988, ISBN 0-7166-0089-7.

1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

Composition is the plan, placement or arrangement of the elements of art in a work. ... Diagramming software consists of computer programs that are may be used to produce graphical diagrams. ... This is about drafting, the art and science of technical drawing. ... An engineering drawing is a type of drawing that is technical in nature, used to fully and clearly define requirements for engineered items, and is usually created in accordance with standardized conventions for layout, nomenclature, interpretation, appearance (such as typefaces and line styles), size, etc. ... Figure drawing, also known as life drawing, is an exercise in drawing the human body in its various shapes and positions. ... Traditional animation, sometimes also called cel animation or hand-drawn animation, is the oldest and historically the most popular form of animation. ...

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