The drawing materializes part of the thought projected in the imagination, a virtual space that offers the possibility of configuring projections and possibly taking materiality into a real space, turning being into becoming. Based on theoretical references that dialogues with the Bakhtin Circle, based on LINC Design, and with the methodological approach of Design in Partnership, the exploratory, qualitative and interpretive research aimed to identify the potential of drawing as a language of forms and a projective activity for critical and creative readings of the world. It presents fifteen filmed interviews, eight with different professionals, and seven with residents of the Serra da Capivara National Park region, all of whom with their lives intertwined with drawing. The premise was that drawing can promote the perception of the language of forms in the exercise of writing-tracing-outlining-configuring-outlining what is seen and/or imagined, being a projective activity both when imagining and when drawing, mediating the creation of forms, a language of movements that can propitiate readings of local and hegemonic symbolizations and codifications, understanding that each culture conducts the perceptions of the body and its significations, generating codes and grammars. As a result of the conversations, the research reveals drawing as a technology for projecting ideas, mirroring the feeling-thinking, providing the perception of time in space, reflecting the desire-drawing-design relationship. It is situated in the Design field, discussing the service of those we are drawing, and with regard to the student s formation, it can contribute to more critical and creative readings. Therefore, the research can also open a debate on drawing in basic education.