Drawing materials & media
Supports, implements & media, and conventions & aids used in drawing.
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Work in progress: Holbein's drawing processes
When examining a drawing how do we describe what we see; what are the materials; how were they applied and, furthermore, how may these factors relate to the function of tha…
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Portrait miniatures: other types of small portraiture
This section looks at four other small portrait types which competed successfully with the portrait miniature; so-called 'plumbagos', drawn in graphite or ink on vellum; en…
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Study Room resource: Architects’ drawings and ideas
This resources contains a selection of some of the different types of drawings architects produce at different stages of the design process in order to develop and communic…
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Teachers' resource: Drawing in museums
This resource offers teachers advice, ideas and information for the effective use of drawing in a museum.
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Japanese Netsuke
The Japanese netsuke is a thing of wonder: a utilitarian accessory to traditional Japanese dress that has become an art form in itself, prized by coll…
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