Drawings, paintings, sculptures and other forms of artwork have widely been used from the ancient time to date for multiple purposes. In the field of narrative, art has been used in the form of narrative drawings. The core purpose of descriptive arts remains the same despite the change in time, telling a story either in a moment of an ongoing story or as a sequence of events unfolding over time.

There are many forms of narrative or descriptive art around the world. Among them are articulated language, pictures, gestures and a combination of all of them. Narrative is present in myths, legends, epics, comedy and paintings. In most societies, these forms of narratives are well preserved in archives and museums to appreciate the history of the culture of mankind.

Narratives derive their history back during the history of mankind. There probably would never be people without these narratives. They are very important in learning the origin of man and the evolution to date.

The artists uses different forms of these educative drawings to describe separate type's narrative action. Simultaneous narrative comes with little visually noticeable organization to those with little or no knowledge about their purpose. It focuses on repeatable patterns, there commonly used in cultures which are oral rather literate in nature.

During ancient past, before the introduction of literacy, most of these unique drawings were done with a concurrent descriptive style. With the development of literacy, art has as well developed and pictures were well organized like words on a paper which helped in defining the direction of the story more easily.

These educative or descriptive drawings have held various meanings throughout history, and they have widely been used to tell stories or imply an association. Some artists construct their works like cartoons with two or more panels suggesting a timeline. Other artists place elements within a single panel, often with the meaning unclear. The viewer then must resolve the story or make connections between different elements themselves.

The synoptic narratives depicts one scene but the characters are portrayed several times in a frame to show that multiple or different scenes are taking place. It basically provide visual signs to convey the sequence. This type can be very complex to interpret for those who are not familiar with the story at hand.

There are different types of approaches to narrative art. These include art in series, descriptive works within a frame, works with no clear story line and works that document an event or era. All of these are widely used by different artists depending on their theme.

In recent times, narrative painting and sculpture have been used to give a picture of, not only great moments in history, but also domestic dramas of a particularly sentimental nature. Story telling was believed to be best pursued by writers, but also visual artists have proved themselves to do it even better. Modern art can be used in many different aspects in contemporary life.