Picture vs. Drawing

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Main Difference

The main difference between Picture and Drawing is that the Picture is a artifact that depicts or records visual perception and Drawing is a visual artwork in two-dimensional medium

  • Picture

    An image (from Latin: imago) is an artifact that depicts visual perception, for example, a photo or a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person, thus providing a depiction of it. In context of image signal processing, an image is a distributed amplitude of color(s).

  • 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-to-touchpad, 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.

Wikipedia
  • Picture (noun)

    A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.

  • Picture (noun)

    An image; a representation as in the imagination.

  • Picture (noun)

    A painting.

    “There was a picture hanging above the fireplace.”

  • Picture (noun)

    A photograph.

    “I took a picture of the church.”

  • Picture (noun)

    A motion picture.

    “Casablanca is my all-time favorite picture.”

  • Picture (noun)

    Cinema as a form of entertainment.

    “Let’s go to the pictures.”

  • Picture (noun)

    A paragon, a perfect example or specimen (of a category).

    “She’s the very picture of health.”

  • Picture (noun)

    An attractive sight.

    “The garden is a real picture at this time of year.”

  • Picture (noun)

    The art of painting; representation by painting.

  • Picture (noun)

    A figure; a model.

  • Picture (noun)

    Situation.

    “The employment picture for the older middle class is not so good.”

    “You can’t just look at the election, you’ve got to look at the big picture.””

  • Picture (verb)

    To represent in or with a picture.

  • Picture (verb)

    To imagine or envision.

  • Picture (verb)

    To depict.

  • Drawing (verb)

    present participle of draw

  • Drawing (noun)

    A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.

  • Drawing (noun)

    The act of producing such a picture.

  • Drawing (noun)

    Such acts practiced as a graphic art form.

  • Drawing (noun)

    The process of drawing or pulling something.

    “Proverb: An official is great in his office as a well is rich in drawings of water.”

  • Drawing (noun)

    An act or event in which the outcome (e.g., designating a winner) is selected by chance in the form of a blind draw, notably of lots; especially such a contest in which a winning name or number is selected randomly by removing (or drawing) it from a container, popularly a hat).

  • Drawing (noun)

    A small portion of tea for steeping.

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