Since the dawn of time, drawing has been used both as a recreational activity and as a way to “record” a beautiful landscape. But over the last 100 years, it has become something that is used almost daily. When most people think of drawing, they think of cartoons such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. But what they don't realize is that some sketches are actually very useful in criminal cases. Some cases have been resolved thanks to this key factor. When a crime is committed and witnesses are present, they call on a designer to reconstruct the face of the attacker. In some cases, law enforcement saves valuable time in the search for the criminal thanks to this technique. Throughout history, there have been many forms and styles of drawing. From the cavemen of the Stone Age to the people of the Renaissance, art has been a major pastime. During the years of the cavemen, many sketches were made on the walls of caves and caves to depict the hunting of animals for food. In many ancient pieces, there is often a group of hunters pursuing a wild animal to eat it and use it for its skin. The sketches, usually consisting of quick strokes of paint on a wall, resemble modern-day stick drawing. During the Renaissance era, painters, sculptors and designers such as Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Donatello were famous for their beauty and beauty. complex works of art. Drawing and painting mainly figures and figurines in elegant and graceful poses, they fascinated the people of their time. Considered highly intelligent about the details and realistic measurements of their works, many Renaissance artists were and continue to be highly respected and revered as great creators of...... middle of paper ..... .ts of the Italian Renaissance." ThinkQuest: Library. Np, nd Web. November 21, 2011. .• Beauregard, Daniel. "Cartoonist trained in a life of catching criminals." The Champion [Decantur] August 16, 2011: 1 . Print .• "Derrick Todd Lee, the Baton Rouge serial killer -- — Derrick Todd Lee — Crime Library on truTV.com: Not Reality.. Np, November 21, 2011. http:/. /www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/baton_rouge/5.html• “Ironic Sans: The Other Art of the Courtroom Sketch Artist.” Ironic Sans: This seemed like a good idea on paper, nd Web. November 21, 2011. .• Malcolm, James Peller. A historical sketch of the art of caricature in London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1813..