{{Short description|Drawings created by using pencils containing lead, graphite, or another material}} [[File:Pencil Drawing of Young Woman in Profile, Vanderpoel.jpg|thumb|Pencil drawing by John Vanderpoel (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,<ref name="britannica">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=pencil drawing |encyclopedia=Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/art/pencil-drawing |language=en}}</ref> with the modern concept of pencil drawings taking shape in the 18th and 19th centuries.<ref name="britannica"/> Pencil drawings succeeded the older metalpoint drawing stylus, which used metal instead of graphite.<ref name="britannica" />
Modern artists continue to use the graphite pencil for artworks and sketches.<ref name="britannica"/>
== 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|url-access=subscription }}
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Category:Drawing