A draftsman is an individual who is professionally dedicated to drawing, although we also use it to designate the person who draws, even if he does not carry out this activity professionally, that is, he does it as an amateur.
The human being has practiced drawing since the most remote times in the history of humanity to express different situations, emotions, arts, among other options. In the earliest beginnings it was common for men to draw on flat rocks of coal or earth that had different colors.
The concept of draftsman also extends to the author of the ink, or to the author of the color, in general, because for many it encompasses all the actions aimed at obtaining a finished work of comic or graphic humor. Graphic comedians are usually full authors of their work, pencil drawing, inking, color, or digital retouching. In the cartoon there is usually a division of tasks, especially in the eastern markets and in the US, also in much of the French.
The drawing made by a draftsman can be: artistic, documentary, technical or a basis for the work of other professionals.
Let's talk about the artistic draftsman, he is a person with an aesthetic intention, who creates a drawing (a graphic representation of what the artist imagines or observes). In the process that leads to the production of an artistic drawing, it implies a psychological or spiritual aspect that motivates the artist to translate his ideas into the drawing.
An artistic draftsman can create his drawings from the imitation or copy of what he sees, or draw something that was formed in his imagination. In general, the development process begins with notes and sketches that are made on a medium other than the final one. Then, on the final surface, inlay is done, outlines are drawn, shading is specified, and figures are colored. Finally the artist can carry out the corrections that seem necessary to finalize his artistic drawing.
At present and thanks to the benefits of new technologies, paper and other modern media, they have coupled the computer, a device that from various programs allows us to draw.
It is worth mentioning that any artistic artistic expression has drawing as its base and fundamental pillar. In general, an architect, a painter, a designer, among others, make drawings before embarking on their work, be it a work of art, a house, a dress, among others.
