DOJFARO VXO KUUB….. (Please refer to your newspaper for complete puzzle.)
TODAY’S CLUE: D = B
ANSWER: BECAUSE THE POOR ARTIST WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF IDEAS FOR ANY MORE SKETCHES, HE DREW A BLANK.
DRAWING
PENCILS • PAPER • IMAGINATION • THE ART OF CREATIVITY
🪨 ART THAT OUTLIVED THE ARTIST!
Long before pencils and paper existed, early humans created drawings on rocks and cave walls. A crosshatched design discovered in South Africa’s Blombos Cave, made approximately 73,000 years ago, is among the oldest known examples of human drawing.
✏️ THERE’S NO LEAD IN THAT PENCIL!
Despite its familiar name, pencil lead is actually made from graphite, a form of carbon. In 1795, French inventor Nicolas-Jacques Conté developed a method of combining powdered graphite with clay, helping pave the way for modern pencils of different hardness levels.
📓 A GENIUS WITH A NOTEBOOK!
Leonardo da Vinci filled notebooks with drawings of anatomy, plants, machines, and imaginative inventions. His famous Vitruvian Man, created around 1490, combines art and mathematics in a remarkable study of human proportions.
🍞 OOPS! PASS THE BREAD!
Before rubber erasers became common, artists used pieces of soft bread to lift graphite marks from paper. In the 1770s, natural rubber became recognized as a useful erasing material, eventually replacing bread as a much more convenient drawing companion.
👀 IS THAT DRAWING REALLY FLAT?
Artists can create astonishing illusions of depth using perspective, shading, and carefully arranged lines. The technique known as trompe-l’œil, French for “deceive the eye,” makes flat drawings or paintings appear surprisingly three-dimensional.
🎨 EVERY MASTERPIECE STARTS SOMEWHERE!
Drawing doesn’t require expensive supplies or years of experience; even simple shapes and lines can become wonderful creations. Practicing observation, experimenting with shading, and sketching everyday objects can help anyone develop their artistic skills, one pencil stroke at a time.
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