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ORIGINS OF DRAWING
• Drawing is as old as art. The first drawings
go back to the Superior Paleolithic Age,
35,000 years ago, when the Homo
sapiens represented animals they hunted
on cave surfaces. Examples can be found
in caves throughout Europe.
Draw Like an Egyptian!
• Thousands of years later, the Egyptians
decorated the pyramids. By then, drawing
had evolved substantially from the single-
colored and static composition of
prehistory, to the balanced, thorough and
brightly colored art of the gods in the
temples.
When In Rome…
• In Rome, solid constructions were
necessary to hold up from the continuous
attacks of the invaders. Drawings were
made to illustrate these buildings. The first
maps arose and with them the architecture
was born. The technical drawing required
a newer technique and more mathematical
knowledge.
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