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A general name for a stick of colored [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chalk chalk], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=charcoal charcoal], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=grease grease], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wax wax] used for drawing. | A general name for a stick of colored [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chalk chalk], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=charcoal charcoal], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=grease grease], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wax wax] used for drawing. | ||
| − | See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=charcoal | + | See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=charcoal%20crayon charcoal crayon], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Cont%C3%A9%20crayon Conté crayon], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=pastel pastel], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wax%20crayon wax crayon], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=grease%20pencil grease pencil], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=colored%20pencil colored pencil], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lithographic%20crayon lithographic crayon]. |
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 794 |
| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
* ''A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms'', Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998 | * ''A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms'', Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998 | ||
Revision as of 06:28, 24 July 2013
Description
A general name for a stick of colored chalk, charcoal, grease, or wax used for drawing.
See also charcoal crayon, Conté crayon, pastel, wax crayon, grease pencil, colored pencil, and lithographic crayon.
Additional Information
M.Holben Ellis, M.Brigitte Yeh,"Categories of Wax-based Drawing Media" WAAC Newsletter, Vol 19(3), 1997.
Comparisons
Websites of pastel, pencil, and marker manufacturers
Websites of pastel, pencil, and marker manufacturers
Additional Images
Rubens Crayola Artists' Crayon
Crayola crayons
Crayola crayon
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 794
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms, Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998
- The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Crayon"