Drawing

Drawing is a form of visual art in which a person uses various drawing instruments to mark paper or another two-dimensional medium. Instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, various kinds of paints, inked brushes, wax colored pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, various kinds of erasers, markers, styluses, and various metals (such as silverpoint). Digital drawing is the act of using a computer to draw. Common methods of digital drawing include a stylus or finger on a touchscreen device, stylus- or finger-to-touchpad, or in some cases, a mouse. There are many digital art programs and devices.

A drawing instrument releases a small amount of material onto a surface, leaving a visible mark. The most common support for drawing is paper, although other materials, such as cardboard, plastic, leather, canvas, and board, may be used. Temporary drawings may be made on a blackboard or whiteboard or indeed almost anything. The medium has been a popular and fundamental means of public expression throughout human history. It is one of the simplest and most efficient means of communicating visual ideas. The wide availability of drawing instruments makes drawing one of the most common artistic activities.

In addition to its more artistic forms, drawing is frequently used in commercial illustration, animation, architecture, engineering and technical drawing. A quick, freehand drawing, usually not intended as a finished work, is sometimes called a sketch. An artist who practices or works in technical drawing may be called a drafter, draftsman or a draughtsman.

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Matching Drawing Colleges

Georgia State University

Four or more years; Public; $22,389 average out-state tuition; $7,158 average in-state tuition

Columbus State University

Four or more years; Public; $15,425 average out-state tuition; $4,371 average in-state tuition

Pratt Institute-Main

Four or more years; Private not for profit; $53,566 average out-state tuition; $53,566 average in-state tuition

Oakland University

Four or more years; Public; $24,735 average out-state tuition; $15,135 average in-state tuition

Cleveland Institute of Art

Four or more years; Private not for profit; $42,530 average out-state tuition; $42,530 average in-state tuition

Albany State University

Four or more years; Public; $14,786 average out-state tuition; $4,064 average in-state tuition

New York Academy of Art

Four or more years; Private not for profit

Scholarships for Drawing Majors

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Beinecke Scholarship - Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

$34,000 Varies See Details
 

Beinecke Scholarship - Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

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$34,000

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Kress Interpretive Fellowship

Samuel H. Kress Foundation

$30,000 April 01, 2024 See Details
 

Kress Interpretive Fellowship

Samuel H. Kress Foundation

award

$30,000

deadline

April 01, 2024
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Fine Arts Fellowship - Wabash College

Wabash College

Up to $15,000 Varies See Details
 

Fine Arts Fellowship - Wabash College

Wabash College

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Up to $15,000

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Pepper Visual Arts Scholarship

Davidson College

$15,000 January 10, 2025 See Details
 

Pepper Visual Arts Scholarship

Davidson College

award

$15,000

deadline

January 10, 2025
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Arts and Music Scholarship - Rhodes College

Rhodes College

Up to $12,500 February 15, 2025 See Details
 

Arts and Music Scholarship - Rhodes College

Rhodes College

award

Up to $12,500

deadline

February 15, 2025
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Nordan Fine Arts Program Award - Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University

$10,000 Varies See Details
 

Nordan Fine Arts Program Award - Texas Christian University

Texas Christian University

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$10,000

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Art Scholarship - Young Harris College

Young Harris College

Up to $8,000 Varies See Details
 

Art Scholarship - Young Harris College

Young Harris College

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Up to $8,000

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Honors Scholarship - Bethel College, Kansas

Bethel College - Kansas

$7,500 Varies See Details
 

Honors Scholarship - Bethel College, Kansas

Bethel College - Kansas

award

$7,500

deadline

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Iowa Center for the Arts Scholarship

University of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

$6,500 Varies See Details
 

Iowa Center for the Arts Scholarship

University of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

award

$6,500

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Dave Spooner Memorial Scholarship

Mount Hood Community College

$6,468 March 31, 2024 See Details
 

Dave Spooner Memorial Scholarship

Mount Hood Community College

award

$6,468

deadline

March 31, 2024
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