outline drawing

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In drawing: Elements and principles of design
The simple outline sketch—Greek legend has it that the first “picture” originated from copying the shadows on the sand—represents one of the oldest and most popular possibilities of graphic rendition. After decisively characterizing the form of Egyptian drawing and the archaic art of Greece, the outline sketch…
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In drawing: Pen drawings
The thin-lined outline sketch is also characteristic of the earliest individual drawings of the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance. Sketches after ancient sculptures or after nature as well as compositions dealing with familiar motifs form the main themes of these drawings. Such sheets were primarily used…
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