Visual Art - Drawing

Drawing is a form of visual expression and is one of the major forms within the visual arts. Methods of drawing are line drawing, stippling, tracing, and shading. And there are 3 categories of drawing, including figure drawing, cartooning and doodling.

Brush drawing
Include figure drawing

Drawing formed form a sketch. The sketch is a quick, unrefined drawing.
It is not known when art or drawing was established. Sketches and painting already found since prehistoric times, that can find in the cave and rock. Since 14th century, each century has produced artist that known until now through their works, like Donatello, Michaelangelo, Jules Paskin, Peter Paul Rubens, etc.
The basic tools for drawing are drawing board or table, Pencil Sharpener and eraser, and for ink drawing, and also blotting paper. Different from painting that use bit or more water as a media, drawing use a dry media.
Painting include drawing. Painting is a mode of creative expression, and the forms are numerous. Drawing, composition or abstraction and other aesthetics may serve to manifest the expressive and conceptual intention of the practitioner. Abstract is the one painting work that can't resulting from just drawing.