DRY MEDIA

a visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium

Common instruments : graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax, color pencils, crayons, charcoals, chalk, pastels, markers, stylus, or various metals like silver point

draftsman or draughtsman

Two qualities often associated with drawing: (1) familiarity; (2) intimacy

Familiarity – it often uses materials we all are accustomed to – pencil, a stick of chalk

Drawing seems intimate because it is frequently the artist’s private note-taking

may be preliminary sketches for some other work of art or just the artist’s refined doodling

drawings as direct expression- from brain-to hand- and they can offer fascinating glimpses into the creative powers

Something so massive and complex as a building could begin with no more than a scribble – a sense building fluid

Examples to follow

Composition study of Picasso in making GuernicaSource: http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/guernica/glevel_1/2_process.html

Guernica, 1937, Museo reina Sofia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso

The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao SpainSource: http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/shell/86/museum.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guggenheim_Museum_Bilbao

Intimacy: most drawings are relatively small (compared to paintings), and many are executed quickly

Artist may draw for no other reason than to understand the world around them, to investigate its forms

1. PENCIL2. METAL POINT3. CHARCOAL4. CHALK AND CRAYON

HB graphite pencils

A pencil is a writing implement or art medium usually constructed of a narrow, solid, pigment core inside a protective casing

Pencils create marks via physical abrasion, leaving behind a trail of solid core material that adheres to a sheet of paper or other surface.

Most pencil cores are made of graphite mixed with a clay binder, leaving grey or black marks that can be easily erase

Graphite pencils are used for both writing and drawing, and the result is durable, it is resistant to moisture, most chemicals, ultraviolet radiation and natural aging.

Graphite pencils - made of a mixture of clay and graphite. Their composition allows for the smoothest strokes.

Charcoal pencils - made of charcoal and provide fuller blacks than graphite pencils, but tend to smudge easily and are more abrasive than graphite.

Carbon pencils - made of a mixture of clay and lamp black, but are sometimes blended with charcoal or graphite depending on the darkness and manufacturer. They produce a fuller black than graphite pencils, but are smoother than charcoal.

Colored pencils - have wax-like cores with pigment and other fillers.

Colored pencilsSource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencil

Grease pencils - write on virtually any surface (including glass, plastic, metal and photographs). The most commonly found grease pencils are encased in paper (Berol and Sanford Peel-off), but they can also be encased in wood (Staedtler Omnichrom).

Watercolor pencils-designed for use with watercolor techniques. The pencils can be used by themselves for sharp, bold lines. Strokes made by the pencil can also be saturated with water and spread with brushes.

Two "woodless" graphite pencils, two charcoal pencils, and two grease pencils

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencil

Metal PointIn the past it was used by many of the great masters to produce extremely beautiful line drawings.

Source: http://www.paintersstudio.com/drawing/metalpoint.php

A silverpoint drawing is made by dragging a silver rod or wire across a surface, often prepared with gesso or primer.

Metalpoint styli were used for writing on soft surfaces (wax or bark), ruling and underdrawing on parchment, and drawing on prepared paper and panel supports.

Metal point is often called silver point because silver is the most popular metal used. However, Gold, copper, lead and many other soft metals can be used.

A 1789 portrait of Mozart in silverpoint by Doris Stock

Dry Charcoal

Charcoal is the dark grey residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances.

Charcoal is used in art for drawing, making rough sketches in painting and is one of the possible media for making a parsemage.

A parsemage is a piece of artwork made by floating charcoal powder on water, sliding a piece of paper into the water underneath the charcoal, and then lifting the paper so the charcoal sticks to it.

1. Vine charcoal2. Compressed charcoal3. Powdered charcoal

Vine charcoal is created by burning sticks of wood (usually willow or linden/Tilia) into soft, medium, and hard consistencies.

Compressed charcoal charcoal powder mixed with gum binder compressed into round or square sticks. The amount of binder determines the hardness of the stick. Compressed charcoal is used in charcoal pencils.

Powdered charcoal is often used to "tone" or cover large sections of a drawing surface. Drawing over the toned areas will darken it further, but the artist can also lighten (or completely erase) within the toned area to create lighter tones

Four sticks of vine charcoal and four sticks of compressed charcoal.

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A crayon is a stick of colored wax, charcoal, chalk, or other materials used for writing, coloring, and drawing.

A crayon made of oiled chalk is called an oil pastel; when made of pigment with a dry binder, it is simply a pastel. Oil pastels are a popular medium for color artwork.

Chalk is a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock, a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite.

Chalk is composed mostly of calcium carbonate with minor amounts of silt and clay. It is normally formed underwater, commonly on the sea bed, then consolidated and compressed during diagenesis (chemical, physical, or biological change undergone by a sediment) into the form commonly seen today.

The traditional uses of chalk have in some cases been replaced by other substances, although the word "chalk" is

often still applied to the replacements.

Blackboard chalk is a substance used for drawing on rough surfaces, as it readily crumbles leaving particles that stick loosely to these surfaces. Although traditionally composed of natural chalk, modern blackboard chalk is generally made from the mineral gypsum (calcium sulfate), often supplied in sticks of compressed powder about 10 cm long.

Sidewalk chalk is similar to blackboard chalk, except that it is formed into larger sticks and often colored. It is used to draw on sidewalks, streets, and driveways, mostly by children, but also by adult artists.

are typically large colored (and sometimes white or cream) sticks of calcium sulfate mostly used for drawing on pavement or cement sidewalk. It is sometimes used to draw a four square court or a hopscotch board.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidewalk_chalk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidewalk_chalk

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/09/large_chalk_sept16_2007.jpg

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencil http://media.photobucket.com/image/crayons/xcraziiibabiii1x/crayons.jpg http://www.paintersstudio.com/drawing/metalpoint.php http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/guernica/glevel_1/2_process.html

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