Graven Images – A Historical Overview of Image-Making Techniques

Purpose:
A detailed historical timeline of man-made image techniques—from ancient carvings to photorealistic painting—and how artists have constantly innovated to manipulate light, shadow, and depth.

Content Structure:

• Early Man-Made Images: Explore techniques such as cave paintings, engravings, and mosaics.

• Renaissance and Classical Techniques: Focus on the invention of perspective and chiaroscuro during the Renaissance, and how artists used light and shadow to enhance the realism of their works.

• The Camera Obscura and Photography: A look at how early tools like the camera obscura led to the invention of photography and more realistic image-making techniques.

• Modern Digital Imagery: How digital techniques are revolutionizing 2D and 3D image creation.

• Interactive Timeline: An interactive scrolling timeline that highlights major innovations in image-making, with visual comparisons of techniques through history.