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What is the art of making marks on a surface called?
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The art of making marks on a surface is called mark-making. However, you may also see people refer to it as drawing. Artists who produce drawings use a variety of materials, including chalk, pastels, crayons, markers, pencils and charcoal. Find a diverse assortment of drawings from some of the world's top galleries and dealers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
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Full Blue Moon, Handmade Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper, Cosmos, Deep Blue Space
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype.
"Blue Moon" shows an outstanding full moon with all its details.
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+ Year: 2022
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Category
2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Emulsion, Watercolor
Hollywood Pool House Glow, Exclusive Handmade Cyanotype Print of Blue Patterns
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype.
"Hollywood Pool House Glow" shows the shimmering reflections of a Hollywood, California swimming pool.
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Category
2010s Minimalist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Emulsion, Watercolor, Lithograph
Portrait II - Figurative Elegant Feminine Watercolor Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
skip the light fandango- Gabielle Pool - Whimsical ink drawing
Located in Coltishall, GB
Gabrielle Pool’s inks on paper are simple and charming. Using an unforgiving medium she produces work that is delicately poised between reality and abstraction with an underlying hu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
Seated Nude with Geometric Planes French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Seated Nude with Geometric Planes French Modernist Gouache by Guy Nicod
Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021)
Gouache on artist paper, unframed
Size: 12.25 x 19 inches (height x wid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache
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The reunion- Gabielle Pool - Whimsical ink drawing
Located in Coltishall, GB
Gabrielle Pool’s inks on paper are simple and charming. Using an unforgiving medium she produces work that is delicately poised between reality and abstraction with an underlying hu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Ink
