DRY MEDIA

 a visual art that makes use of any number of

drawing instruments to mark a two-
dimensional medium

 Common instruments : graphite pencils, pen

and ink, inked brushes, wax, color pencils,
crayons, charcoals, chalk, pastels, markers,
stylus, or various metals like silver point
 draftsman or draughtsman

 Two qualities often associated with

drawing: (1) familiarity; (2) intimacy
 Familiarity – it often uses materials we all
are accustomed to – pencil, a stick of
chalk

 Drawing seems intimate because it is

frequently the artist’s private note-taking
 may be preliminary sketches for some
other work of art or just the artist’s
refined doodling

 drawings as direct expression- from brain-

to hand- and they can offer fascinating
glimpses into the creative powers
 Something so massive and complex as a
building could begin with no more than a
scribble – a sense building fluid

 Examples to follow
Composition study of Picasso in making Guernica
Source: http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/guernica/glevel_1/2_process.html
 Guernica, 1937, Museo reina Sofia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso
 The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao Spain
Source:
http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/shell/86/museum.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guggenheim_Museum_Bilbao
 Intimacy: most drawings are relatively small
(compared to paintings), and many are
executed quickly

 Artist may draw for no other reason than to

understand the world around them, to
investigate its forms
1. PENCIL
2. METAL POINT
3. CHARCOAL
4. CHALK AND CRAYON
HB graphite pencils
 A pencil is a writing implement or art medium
usually constructed of a narrow, solid, pigment
core inside a protective casing
 Pencils create marks via physical abrasion,
leaving behind a trail of solid core material that
adheres to a sheet of paper or other surface.
 Most pencil cores are made of graphite mixed
with a clay binder, leaving grey or black marks
that can be easily erase

 Graphite pencils are used for both writing and

drawing, and the result is durable, it is resistant
to moisture, most chemicals, ultraviolet
radiation and natural aging.
 Graphite pencils - made of a mixture of clay
and graphite. Their composition allows for the
smoothest strokes.

 Charcoal pencils - made of charcoal and

provide fuller blacks than graphite pencils, but
tend to smudge easily and are more abrasive
than graphite.
 Carbon pencils - made of a mixture of clay and
lamp black, but are sometimes blended with
charcoal or graphite depending on the darkness
and manufacturer. They produce a fuller black
than graphite pencils, but are smoother than
charcoal.
 Colored pencils - have wax-like cores with
pigment and other fillers.
Colored pencils
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencil
 Grease pencils - write on virtually any surface
(including glass, plastic, metal and photographs). The
most commonly found grease pencils are encased in
paper (Berol and Sanford Peel-off), but they can also be
encased in wood (Staedtler Omnichrom).
 Watercolor pencils-designed for use with watercolor
techniques. The pencils can be used by themselves for
sharp, bold lines. Strokes made by the pencil can also
be saturated with water and spread with brushes.
Two "woodless" graphite pencils, two charcoal pencils, and two grease pencils

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencil
Metal Point
In the past it was used by
many of the great masters to
produce extremely beautiful
line drawings.

Source:
http://www.paintersstudio.com/drawing/me
talpoint.php
 A silverpoint drawing is made by dragging a
silver rod or wire across a surface, often
prepared with gesso or primer.
 Metalpoint styli were used for writing on soft
surfaces (wax or bark), ruling and
underdrawing on parchment, and drawing on
prepared paper and panel supports.
 Metal point is often called silver point because
silver is the most popular metal used.
However, Gold, copper, lead and many other
soft metals can be used.
A 1789 portrait of Mozart
in silverpoint
by Doris Stock
Dry Charcoal
 Charcoal is the dark grey residue consisting of
impure carbon obtained by removing water
and other volatile constituents from animal and
vegetation substances.
 Charcoal is used in art for drawing, making
rough sketches in painting and is one of the
possible media for making a parsemage.
 A parsemage is a piece of artwork made by
floating charcoal powder on water, sliding a
piece of paper into the water underneath the
charcoal, and then lifting the paper so the
charcoal sticks to it.
1. Vine charcoal
2. Compressed charcoal
3. Powdered charcoal
 Vine charcoal is created by burning sticks
of wood (usually willow or linden/Tilia)
into soft, medium, and hard consistencies.
 Compressed charcoal charcoal powder
mixed with gum binder compressed into
round or square sticks. The amount of
binder determines the hardness of the
stick. Compressed charcoal is used in
charcoal pencils.
 Powdered charcoal is often used to "tone"
or cover large sections of a drawing
surface. Drawing over the toned areas will
darken it further, but the artist can also
lighten (or completely erase) within the
toned area to create lighter tones
Four sticks of vine charcoal and four sticks of compressed
charcoal.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/crayons/xcraziiibabiii1x/crayons.jpg
 A crayon is a stick of colored wax, charcoal,
chalk, or other materials used for writing,
coloring, and drawing.

 A crayon made of oiled chalk is called an

oil pastel; when made of pigment with a dry
binder, it is simply a pastel. Oil pastels are a
popular medium for color artwork.
 Chalk is a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock
, a form of limestone composed of the mineral
calcite.
 Chalk is composed mostly of
calcium carbonate with minor amounts of silt
and clay. It is normally formed underwater,
commonly on the sea bed, then consolidated
and compressed during diagenesis (chemical,
physical, or biological change undergone by a
sediment) into the form commonly seen today.
The traditional uses of chalk have in some cases
been replaced by other substances, although
the word "chalk" is
often still applied to the replacements.
 Blackboard chalk is a substance used for
drawing on rough surfaces, as it readily
crumbles leaving particles that stick loosely to
these surfaces. Although traditionally
composed of natural chalk, modern blackboard
chalk is generally made from the mineral
gypsum (calcium sulfate), often supplied in
sticks of compressed powder about 10 cm
long.
 Sidewalk chalk is similar to blackboard chalk,
except that it is formed into larger sticks and
often colored. It is used to draw on sidewalks,
streets, and driveways, mostly by children, but
also by adult artists.
 are typically large colored (and sometimes
white or cream) sticks of calcium sulfate
mostly used for drawing on pavement or
cement sidewalk. It is sometimes used to draw
a four square court or a hopscotch board.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidewalk_chalk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidewalk_chalk
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/09/large_chalk_sept16_2007.jpg
Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pencil
http://media.photobucket.com/image/crayons/xcraziiibabiii1x/crayons.jpg
http://www.paintersstudio.com/drawing/metalpoint.php
http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/guernica/glevel_1/2_process.html
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