Despite its importance, for the longest time in art history drawing was not considered an independent discipline of art but rather a tool for experimentation and developing ideas
22. Consequently, drawing enjoyed a greater amount of freedom than other visual arts, as it was valued for its effectiveness rather than the level of detail. While painting is designed to cover the whole surface, drawing maintains a certain extent of incompleteness. The clear surface —
'whitespace' — becomes a character of its own right. This duality of line and space is what forms the core dynamic of drawing, it is present in all techniques and shapes, defining opacity and texture. Lines are but markers of the already existing space.