Since the beginning of time, drawing has been used both as a recreational activity and as a way to “record” a beautiful piece of scenery. But over the last 100 years it has evolved into something that is used almost daily. When most people think of drawing, they think of cartoons like 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 actually been solved thanks to this key factor. When a crime is committed and there are witnesses, they rely on a cartoonist to reconstruct the perpetrator's face. In some cases, thanks to this technique, law enforcement agencies save precious time in searching for the criminal. Throughout history there have been many forms and styles of drawing. From the cavemen of the Stone Age, to the people of the Renaissance era, art has been an important pastime. In the caveman years, many rough 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 chasing a wild animal to eat it and use it as leather. The splatters, usually consisting of quick strokes of paint on a wall, resemble modern stick drawings. In the Renaissance era, painters, sculptors and drawing artists such as Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci and Donatello were famous for their beauty and complex works of art. Drawing and painting mainly figures and figurines in elegant and graceful poses, they fascinated the people of their time. Considered very intelligent in the detail and realistic measurements of their artwork, many artists of the Renaissance era were, and continue to be, highly respected and revered as great creators of... middle of paper... of the Italian Renaissance ." ThinkQuest : Library. Np, nd Web. November 21, 2011. .• Beauregard, Daniel. "Draftsman involved 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." truTV.com: Not Reality.. Np, nd Web 21 November 2011. http://. /www.trutv.com/ library/crime/serial_killers/predators/baton_rouge/5.html• “Ironic Sans: The Other Art of Courtroom Sketch Artists.” Ironic Sans: Seemed like a good idea on paper November 21, 2011. .• Malcolm, James Peller One historical sketch of the art of caricature London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1813. Print.