The presentation of personal ideas normally takes numerous forms. Various activities performed by individuals help them in presenting their ideologies views about earthly things to the public. A paradigm can be defined as a pattern of conducting activities. The drawing paradigm normally offers personal perceptions possessed by draftsmen about views regarding life.
While the presentation of the ideas using drawings continues to amaze many people, others fail to understand the message passed through the drawings. Traditionally, people considered draftsmen as complicated people, who could not be easily understood. Some societies considered them to be social misfits owing to their presentation of illustrative arts with hidden meanings.
The development of this stereotype presented a surmountable challenge to draftsmen in the past. Majority of them could not live their lives comfortably within their societies. Within the traditional perception, draftsmen were considered to have some form of supernatural powers possessing their thoughts. The drawings presented by the draftsmen could sometimes be considered as those that represented evil. Failure to understand the perceived meaning of the drawings led to the development of such stereotypes.
These stereotypes could be defined as being misleading, owing to the impact of some drawings on the society. The picture of the last supper, drawn by Leonardo da Vinci, became the most reproduced religious art illustration. This reproduction of illustrative art vehemently indicates the benefit imminent from drawing and draftsmen. The reproduction also proves the stereotypes to be untrue.
Paradigms seek to offer explanations regarding solutions offered, through activities undertaken on a daily basis. They determine the activities people like doing, including hobbies, and activities aimed at earning a livelihood. The paradigm I seek to discuss in this essay is drawing as a way of expressing ideologies and personal views regarding daily occurrences.
Personally, I could identify myself as a member of the paradigm. The paradigm presents ideologies contained within people’s thinking about other individuals, and that lack the ability to understand the thoughts of other individuals. Drawing remains an impressive method of expressing one’s feelings and thoughts towards other people and activities within the surrounding environment.
The paradigm began long ago when people used to present drawn articles trying to explain various events. The paradigm takes numerous forms of presenting the visual ideologies with some being serious, and others satirical. The art of presenting ideologies in drawing cannot be traced to any specified time in the past.
The existence of drawing, however, could be associated with the earliest times when drawing presentations were first observed. The earliest observations of drawings appeared in the Stone Age period where drawings were presented in rocks and caves. In prehistoric times, the presence of sketches and drawings on stone could essentially be marked as the humble beginnings of notable painting.
In the early 12th and 13th century AD, illuminated manuscripts prepared by monks, decorated the walls of monasteries across continental Europe. The presentation of the manuscripts utilized vellum and parchment as the available surfaces. These materials remained the only available surfaces for several centuries before draftsmen began utilizing wooden tablets to present paintings and drawings. The surfaces made the presentation of drawings extremely difficult owing to the ability of the surfaces to regenerate.
Paper surfaces became available in the 14th century providing draftsmen with better surfaces for presenting their ideas. The invention of paper surfaces simplified drawing, leading to an increased number of draftsmen. The best known ancient drawings were presented on paper, a surface that continues to be extensively utilized in modern time drawing.
Among the earliest known notable personalities within the profession include Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo among others. These personalities could be identified as the inventors of paintings presented on a paper surface. These draftsmen presented numerous articles which essentially helped in developing the profession through presentation of paper drawings.
Paper drawings continued to become popularized through the proficiency and creativity of these early painters. The creativity of painters and draftsmen determines the perception people have on them. Painters continue to be viewed as people having the ability to change people’s perceptions and views regarding the common elements of life.
Members of the drawing paradigm could be described as being representatives of societal welfare. The ideas presented by draftsmen in drawing assist in passing common beliefs within societies to members of different societies.
Draftsmen could be identified as being extremely brilliant individuals with the ability to present general ideas in a single drawing. Draftsmen remain extremely observant of events occurring within various societies, which they present using illustrative images. Their intelligence enables them to translate daily events into impressive drawings.
Draftsmen present the ideas of other individuals in form of drawings, an act that essentially assists the same individuals in passing their ideologies to others. Draftsmen view life as a drawing and continually seek to present the elements of life in drawings, aiming at educating and informing the public.
The imaginative capabilities of draftsmen enable them to present past occurrences in pictures that could be understood by all individuals. They play a significant role in presenting understandable message regarding occurrences not clearly understood. The analysis of the occurrences by draftsmen continues to present the draftsmen as individuals living within the past.
Critical analysis of situations makes the relationships developed by draftsmen with other individuals become dull. Focusing on elements of lifestyle makes draftsmen achieve little interpersonal relationships with individuals. These members of this paradigm appear as having problems developing meaningful relationships with other individuals. The impression created by the lifestyles lived remains that of loneliness and finding solace in the paradigm.
The draftsmen aim at presenting demonstrations of real features in visual arts. The superficial goals appear as presenting ideologies contained in their thinking, however, all drawings might not always present similar messages. Certain drawings created, become significant in alleviating the ideas contained in draftsmen thoughts. Majority of the individuals associate the type of drawing created with the personalities of the creators.
Draftsmen specializing in drawing satirical pictures might be considered as jokers, or people who take matters lightly. This might not be the case always; some of them might be aiming at creating humor among the individuals to whom the drawing was intended. Drawing of cartoons might simply imply satire but the draftsman may be passing crucial message to the audience. Critical analysis of any drawing becomes essential in enabling the audience to understand the hidden meaning of satirical visual presentation.
Within the paradigm, the various draftsmen continue to utilize different methodologies in presenting their drawings. The draftsmen make various assumptions regarding the presentation of their ideas. The intended audience presents a critical element of consideration while making drawings. Draftsmen seem to assume that all their drawings shall only be availed to the intended audience.
Since it becomes extremely difficult to control the audience, targeting a specified group could be identified as a crucial assumption made by members of this paradigm. The draftsmen assume that the targeted individuals remain in a position, to decipher the coded message within a drawing. This in turn makes them continue to pass messages through drawings, while some individuals might considerably fail to understand the message.
The draftsmen expect proper understanding of their intentions by the recipients and observers of their drawings. While this thinking might be mistaken, common practice within the paradigm remains offering a leading idea within the context of drawings. A satirical drawing, ridiculing a person, might include a written adage below the drawing. The quote becomes fundamental in offering assistance regarding decoding the intended message.
Owing to the availability of legal protection of individuals from slander, satirical draftsmen present their ideas in ambiguous methods to hide the intended message. The logic behind this presentation of ideas remains to be, protecting the draftsmen from any legal action by people who might feel offended. Modern draftsmen perform their duties putting immense emphasis on the implications of the intended drawing to the audience.
The paradigm remains closely related to other methods of visual art presentation. The most notable aspect of visual art presentation related to drawing-remains painting. Majority of individuals, lacking knowledge regarding drawing, repeatedly confuse these two paradigms. Drawing could be identified as the commonly utilized among the visual arts. This could be attributed to the simplicity of the activities involved in drawing.
Presentation of visual arts on paper began through utilization of the drawing art. While drawing utilizes several techniques in creating visual images, painting could be described as application of specified pigment on a medium. The major difference between the paradigms could be identified as the generalization of the painting terminology. While a drawing ultimately always presents a clear, identifiable object, painting might not present any object.
The two paradigms exhibit numerous similarities that essentially lead to the imminent confusion between them. The significant similarity lies in the fact that, traditionally, majority of the renown draftsmen used to both draw and paint. This inherently led to the confusion of how these two terminologies are applied.
The surfaces used for presenting painting remain similar to those utilized for drawings. The closeness seen in these paradigms continues to be availed through the combination of the two paradigms in modern times. Majority of modern-day draftsmen create drawings before embarking on the painting activity. While drawing could be an independent art, majority of draftsmen treat drawing as a preparatory stage for other visual art representation activities.
The paradigms additionally share similar historical background. Originally, the most ancient visual items of drawing and painting were created on stone. The period upon which the paradigms first came into existence also remain the same. Another imminent similarity between the paradigms remains the identification of similar pioneers of the paradigms. Popular names like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo continue to be associated with these two paradigms.
This could be attributed to the requirement to create a drawing as an outline for paintings. The two paradigms have continued to be closely related throughout their period of existence. The advancements realized in one of them apply equally to the other paradigm. The shift from creating visual arts on vellum to paper applied to both paradigms. The numerous similarities between the paradigms continue to create confusion between the paradigms.
Numerous terminologies continue to be used within the paradigm in offering explanations for utilized technologies. Drawings, for example, could be categorized into several classes depending on the outcome and method utilized in producing the drawing. Cartooning, as a category, refers to the drawing of satirical representations of events and personalities. The purpose of this category lies in creating humor and entertainment.
Generally, these arts continue to be utilized immensely in newspapers and comics. Cartoons are the creations of cartoonists, while the process could be referred as cartooning. Majority of cartoons fall under the category of animated visual arts. Drawing methods commonly utilized include doodling, referring to unfocused drawing.
To achieve tonal shading within a drawing, draftsmen utilize a method commonly known as hatching. This method creates tonal shades using lines running parallel, and closely spaced to each other. Variation while using hatching occurs through varying the closeness and quality of the parallel lines.
The quantity and thickness of the lines work in establishing color contrast in drawings. As opposed to painting where different colors could be used, hatching creates the element of tonal variation within drawings. This variation makes the images created to become realistic and to appear more real. Drawings contain the aspects of length and width, and shading assists in giving a depth to visual arts.
Stippling refers to the creation of tonal shades using dots, as opposed to the use of lines in hatching. Majority of draftsmen favor stippling over hatching because the images produced appear to be more real than those produced using hatching. The main reason attributed to the extensive use of stippling remains to be its ability to achieve several aspects using a single method. Draftsmen also apply stippling technique in creating an element of texture in drawings.
The technique achieves several other features in a drawing other than shades. This method features prominently in medical and biological drawings. The technique also appears in several other methods of visual art development. Almost all visual images contain elements of stippling within their content. Computer generated black and white images commonly appear to contain stippling effects in creating tone variation.
The art of developing images through drawing not only requires skill, but also preparation. The activities involved in a normal day of a draftsman could be tiring. While the actual drawing might not be difficult, the preparation for the drawing consumes majority of the time required to finish a drawing.
When seeking to develop a portrait, for example, a real person ought to pose for the drawing. This would involve sitting without movement for long periods of time. The draftsman should ensure that he undertakes the activity with maximum speed and accuracy. In circumstances where the intended person cannot be available to pose, it becomes the duty of a draftsman to search for a look-alike person to pose on behalf of the individual. While this task might seem tiring, it remains the only way of achieving desirable results in drawing.
Upon creating a sketch of an individual, the draftsman uses his imaginative skill to fill-in the remaining details and create the desired portrait. Creating a portrait consumes a lot of time because of the requirement to represent the living person in the most similar way. In the famous portrait of the last supper by Leonardo da Vinci, all the thirteen people appearing required an individual to pose fro the drawing.
The portrait is thought to have taken three years to complete as work could not be performed continually. Seeking of personalities to pose for the portrait remained the time-consuming element in creating the portrait. Upon acquiring the individuals to pose the remaining part of developing the drawing involves the personal skills of the draftsman. This includes presenting the people in a way closely similar to the intended personalities.
While imaginative drawing might appear easy, draftsmen endure long period of mental calculations regarding presentation of the intended drawing. The simplicity of this drawing appears in the fact that the images become generated within the draftsman’s thoughts.
Neophytes might find the generation of thoughts extremely difficult, however, for seasoned draftsmen, generation of ideas becomes an easy aspect. The experience of developing creative and imaginative ideas remains critical in success of draftsmen.
Though imagination remains the commonly utilized element in drawing, the images created ought to contain a message targeting a specified group. The ability to ensure that the targeted group receives the message forms the imaginative aspect of the draftsman.
The portrait of the last supper, for example, clearly tries to indicate the reaction of each disciple following Jesus’ announcement of betrayal. The draftsman imagined the reaction of each person and presented it within the drawing. The reaction on the faces of the disciples might reveal their names to a Christian, who understands the message being portrayed.
The paradigm appears to offer a meaning of life to its members. Many members of this paradigm appear to emanate immense affection for the drawings created. The draftsmen attach surmountable affection into their work leading to negligence of other elements in life. The drawings created by a majority of the individuals within the paradigm continue to depict the thoughts of these individuals. The personalities attach immense value on their drawings while rejecting any other valuable elements in life.
The dedication of the personalities towards the paradigm appears as the view carried by the members regarding life’s valuable aspects. These members seem to dedicate their entire energy, and commit entirely to the development of their paradigm. Majority of these individuals generally exhibit introverted characteristics. While appearing to possess significant knowledge in imagination, the members lack the ability to portray similar characteristics in reality.
Well-known members of this paradigm fail to show any indications of having notable relationships with people. Many members of the paradigm did not have families of their own. The relationships exhibited remained those with their close associates within the same paradigm. This could essentially constrict the members’ understanding of other paradigms.
Limitation in understanding the activities of others creates tension while in the company of such individuals. The members seem to achieve immense solace from their activities rather than from relationships with other individuals. The personalities within the paradigm regard their occupation as the perfect impression of satisfactory lifestyle. Achieving desired results from drawing, remains the fundamental source of satisfaction for these personalities.
The members of this paradigm appear to remain focused on past events. This focusing and dedication in presenting past event delinks them from the current happenings. These members seem to be peacefully engraved into the historical background of their societies. While this might be essential in presenting the history of the specified societies, draftsmen appear to live their lives in the past.
They continue to be associated with developments that occurred in the past rather than the present, or future. Majority of drawings they present include past events and aim at demystifying the ideologies behind the occurrences. The goals of several draftsmen have always been to pass information regarding past events aimed at providing clarity, and to increase the understanding of interested individuals in the occurrences.
The members of this paradigm consider themselves intelligent than a majority of the other people. This becomes evident in their presentation of drawings depicting numerous aspects of lifestyles. The perception of intelligence makes members of the paradigm members disregard opinions presented by other individuals pertaining to drawings. The members fail to accept criticism of their work coming from members of different paradigms.
Disregarding of positive criticisms immensely affects the ability for draftsmen to correct the errors within their drawings. Criticism could become a fundamental source of information regarding features requiring improvement within a drawing. The assumption carried by members of this paradigm remains the greatest undoing for draftsmen. The draftsmen cannot understand the mistakes or necessary amendments that could be included in their work, to improve the quality.
The problems experienced by members of the drawing paradigm appear more ingrained within their personalities rather than their profession. The personalities could however, have caused the individuals to pursue the profession. Development of meaningful relationships with personalities of other paradigms could significantly enhance the members’ creativity.
While considering themselves to be intelligent, these members ought to assess critically, their achievable value through the development of proper relationships with other individuals. Relationships could become fundamental aspects of increasing the knowledge of draftsmen regarding other paradigms, which are not related to their paradigm. This knowledge would essentially enable draftsmen to present drawings based on different paradigms.