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To take this exploration a step further, let‘s train your hand-eye coordination a bit. Take your pencil and practice drawing a few straight and curved lines, long ones and short ones. Don’t worry about doing this right or wrong, it’s just a warm up.
Then draw a few round shapes like circles and ellipses, and try out loose shapes like lying eights. Vary the size and also vary the pressure of your pen. See what changes if you draw with your entire arm, that means locking the elbow and wrist and making motions from the shoulder joint. What will give you the smoothest arks?
Fill a page with these explorations. Keep it fun and playful. If you feel bored, you don’t need to continue. But try to notice how your hand feels now, are you more comfortable with the pencil?
I find it helpful to do just a few of these warm ups at the start of a drawing session, it helps me to create smoother line work. And for beginning sketchers it can be helpful to loosen up and learn pencil control.
Many of the drawings created by the “Old Masters” are considered to be among the world’s most significant artworks.
The Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci is perhaps the most recognized drawing in the world, and one of the most well-known pieces of artwork across all styles.
Older drawings, like those of Leonardo da Vinci and other masters, are often classified as “fine art” and held in high regard. More contemporary drawings are often perceived as being more commercial and strongly associated with graphic art, animation, pop culture, or architecture.
While both older and contemporary drawings have value, the more famous drawings tend to be several centuries old. Here are some of the most famous and recognizable drawings in the world.
