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When did the first painting appear?

The most ancient artist who created drawings and paintings was a cave dweller. Color images of animals dated to about 30-000 BC. e., were found on the walls of caves in southern France and Spain. Many of these drawings are remarkably well preserved because these caves have not been accessed for many centuries. Ancient man painted wild animals that he saw around him.

Cave artists painted on the walls with bright, rich colors. The most magnificent drawings are in the Laskau Cave in France. The dyes used by cave artists were chemicals found in the ground (iron oxide of all shades - from light yellow to bright orange), and manganese (a metallic element). These substances were ground into a fine powder, mixed with fat (possibly animal fat) and applied with a bone-like device.

Sometimes the colors were applied with sticks, reminiscent of modern crayons. Fats mixed with crushed paints made them liquid. In this liquid state, the dye particles were combined together. The cave dwellers must have made brushes from bristles or animal hair.

Long ago, 30 years ago, man invented the basic tools and materials for drawing. Techniques and materials have been updated and improved over the centuries, but fundamentally remain the same as they were discovered by the caveman. One of the first civilizations arose in Egypt about 000 years ago. The Egyptians created their own drawing technique. According to their method, water-based paints were applied to walls plastered with clay or lime. The dry climate of the area helped to keep these water-based drawings from destruction.

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