Drew from the decks (8)
I believe the answer is:
sketched
'drew' is the definition.
(sketching is a kind of drawing)
'from the decks' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates anagramming the letters (from the letters).
'the'+'decks'='thedecks'
'thedecks' is an anagram of 'SKETCHED'.
(Other definitions for sketched that I've seen before include "Made a preliminary drawing" , "Drawn" , "Drew in outline" , "Made a quick, rough drawing" , "Designed" .)