drawings
Lines on paper
Drawings are pictures or diagrams made with a pen, pencil, or other marking instrument, typically without paint.
A drawing can be a rough sketch or a finished work of art.
The word also refers to selections made by chance: a lottery drawing, a drawing of names from a hat.
The architect presented her drawings to the committee.
Mindless rough sketch
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- scribbleWrite without care
- outlineSummary of key elements
shading · gesture · contour · crosshatch · stippling · thumbnail · rough · preliminary
Detailed technical drawing
- schematicsTechnical drawings of systems
- CADTechnical drawing technology
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- floorplanOverhead architectural diagram
elevation · section · orthographic · axonometric · isometric · dimensioning · cross-section · assembly
Picture explaining something
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- still-lifeArt depicting inanimate objects
- figurativeRepresenting through imagery
abstract · composition · watercolor · masterpiece · exhibition · gallery · commission · framed
Colored wax stick
- coloringAdding pigment to something
- finger-paintingArt using digits directly
- scribbleWrite without care
- refrigeratorFood-cooling household appliance
craft · playful · imaginative · colorful · worksheet · tracing · handmade · keepsake
Lottery for prizes
- sweepstakesPrize contest decided randomly
- prizeReward for winning
- winnerOne who prevails
- ticketEntry permit slip
random · selection · entry · contestant · lucky · announcement · ballot · pick
doodle
Mindless rough sketch
outline · shading · gesture · contour · crosshatch · stippling · thumbnail · rough · preliminary · anatomy
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
- schematicsTechnical drawings of systems
- CADTechnical drawing technology
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
floorplan · elevation · section · orthographic · axonometric · isometric · dimensioning · cross-section · assembly · specifications
illustration
Picture explaining something
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- still-lifeArt depicting inanimate objects
figurative · abstract · composition · watercolor · masterpiece · exhibition · gallery · commission · framed · signed
crayon
Colored wax stick
- coloringAdding pigment to something
- finger-paintingArt using digits directly
- scribbleWrite without care
refrigerator · craft · playful · imaginative · colorful · worksheet · tracing · handmade · keepsake · preschool
raffle
Lottery for prizes
- sweepstakesPrize contest decided randomly
- prizeReward for winning
- winnerOne who prevails
ticket · random · selection · entry · contestant · lucky · announcement · ballot · pick · giveaway
- creative worksbooks, autobiography, memoir, novels, diary
- visualsimage, illustrations, photograph, images, diagram
- architectureEiffel Tower, buildings, architects, design, thatching
- art worldartist, painter, painting, paintings, sculpture
- artworkpaintings, portrait, illustrations, painting, sketches
- museum collectionsart collections, art collection, paintings, antiquities, historical artifacts
drawingspaintings
Pictures made with pigment
watercolors · oil paintings · acrylics · frescoes · gouaches
drawingssculptures
Carved or molded artworks
statues · carvings · installations · reliefs · mobiles
drawingsphotographs
Light-captured images
photos · prints · photocopies · scans · film stills
- drawing boardFlat surface for sketching
- drawing a blankUnable to remember
- back to the drawing boardMust begin planning anew
- drawing the lineSetting a firm boundary
- drawing tableAngled desk for artwork
- drawing outExtracting or prolonging