Drawing is a graphic art that makes it possible to create a visual mainly on a flat surface, such as a sheet of paper, representing shapes in a linear composition.

Compared to painting, drawing is different when the contours and lines are visible and monochromatic. It is often located upstream, closer to a sketch or a preparatory study. It is also more instinctive, with a notion of duration in time is lower.

Beyond these characteristics, drawing joins painting.