Isabel Thomas - Drawing

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Contents
Some words are shown in bold, like this. You can find
out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

What Is a Drawing?

A drawing is a picture made up of
lines and other marks.

Artists make drawings to show what
they see or think.

This drawing of an elephant is years old.
There were no cameras then. Drawings
showed people what different animals
looked like.

Where Can I See Drawings?

You can see drawings in a museum
or .

Many visitors come to look at
drawings by famous artists.

Drawings are all around you, too.

Drawings in books show you what
people in stories look like.

What Do People Use to
Make Drawings?

People draw with all these .

They draw on flat , such as
paper or cardboard.

Some Chinese artists draw with ink.

They use the ink to draw wide lines
and thin lines.

How Do People Make
Drawings?

Drawings are made of different lines
and shapes.

The straight lines, curved lines, and
dots give this drawing .

This picture has long, curvy lines.

The artist added shapes and colors
to finish this picture of a dove.

Why Do People Make Drawings?

Drawings are a good way to show
people your ideas.

You can draw things that you see,
know, or remember.

Many artists draw things they see,
such as people, places, and objects.

Their drawings tell us about other
times and places.

What Else Do People Draw?
Some artists draw made- up things.

It is fun to be .

You can use drawings to tell a story.

A cartoon uses pictures instead
of words.

What Can Drawings Show?
Some artists make their drawings
look real.

This shows us what this
shoemaker really looked like.

Drawings do not have to look real.
The shapes and lines in this drawing
show a womans face.

What Is a Self- Portrait?
If you cannot find anything to draw,
try drawing yourself!

A famous artist drew this
when he was a boy.

Artists use self- portraits to tell us
about themselves.

Do you think this artist was a happy
or a grumpy person?

Start to Draw!

Some artists learn to draw by feeling things
instead of looking at them.

Ask a friend to blindfold you.

Ask them to give you an object without
telling you what it is.