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A pencil drawing is a drawing that is made with a
pencil A pencil () is a writing or drawing implement with a solid pigment core in a protective casing that reduces the risk of core breakage, and keeps it from marking the user's hand. Pencils create marks by physical abrasion, leaving a trail ...
(which is composed of wood and
graphite Graphite () is a crystalline form of the element carbon. It consists of stacked layers of graphene. Graphite occurs naturally and is the most stable form of carbon under standard conditions. Synthetic and natural graphite are consumed on lar ...
).


History

Pencil drawings were not known before the 17th century, with the modern concept of pencil drawings taking shape in 18th and 19th century. 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 A colored pencil (American English), coloured pencil (Commonwealth English), pencil crayon, or coloured/colouring lead (Canadian English, Newfoundland English) is an art medium constructed of a narrow, pigmented core encased in a wooden cylindri ...
which bring a more lively appearance and make them look more realistic. A great number of people consider them as a gift for special occasions for th
unique value pencil portraits
bring.


Charcoal pencil drawing

With the use of charcoal pencil, artists can create beautiful drawing with their hands and well-trained talents. https://www.pencilperceptions.com/web-stories/learn-pencil-sketch-in-8-simple-steps/ pencil sketch


References


Further reading

* * {{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 Drawing