pencil drawing
{{Short description|Drawings created by using pencils containing lead, graphite, or another material}}
File:Pencil Drawing of Young Woman in Profile, Vanderpoel.jpg (1857–1911)]]
A pencil drawing is a drawing that is made with a pencil (which is composed of wood and graphite).
History
Pencil drawings were not known before the 17th century,{{Cite encyclopedia |title=pencil drawing |encyclopedia=Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/art/pencil-drawing |language=en}} with the modern concept of pencil drawings taking shape in the 18th and 19th centuries. Pencil drawings succeeded the older metalpoint drawing stylus, 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 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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Further reading
- {{Cite book |last=Day |first=Walton |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V6XYZdqaBIkC |title=The History of a Lead Pencil |date=1894 |publisher=J. Dixon Crucible Company |language=en}}
- {{Cite journal |last=MOORE |first=D.T. |date=1998-06-01 |title=The pencil landscape drawings made by Ferdinand Bauer in Norfolk Island, from August 1804 to February 1805 in The Natural History Museum, London |url=https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/anh.1998.25.2.213 |journal=Archives of Natural History |volume=25 |issue=2 |pages=213–220 |doi=10.3366/anh.1998.25.2.213 |issn=0260-9541}}
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