I decided to experiment with Crayola Crayons. On some internet research I found that Crayola was the best quality brand because of the way the pigment and wax are made into intense colors. Crayola is superior to other brands. I bought a 96 color box with a sharpener in the back for about $7 with a coupon from Michaels.
I chose an acrylic painting I did a few years ago for inspiration for a crayon piece to draw:
I selected my crayons from the box with the same color palette. There were really nice greens, lavenders, and a color called "goldenrod" that was like a yellow ochre. I had to overlay "black" in some of the browns because there was no dark brown like there was in my painting.
I experimented first with colors and layering. I found that putting a light color down first with coloring a dark color overtop worked well and created a slightly different color. Going light over dark did not work as well.
I experimented a bit with drawing with a few colors to see how I could make marks. I found that I could create brush stroke type marks really well. I tried drawing with the edge of the crayon at an angle for shading but found it didn't make a difference from shading with it right side up. I tried scribbling with the flat bottom of the crayon but I didn't really like it. I tried stippling, but that doesn't work well with crayons because it doesn't really show up. I also tried drawing on two different surfaces: my wood kitchen table with my paper on top and my sketchbook. The sketchbook was rather soft, so I decided to go with my table and use white Cover Stock paper from STAPLES.
Here is the progression of my Crayon drawing:
I needed to sharpen the "goldenrod" crayon once throughout since I was baring down hard on it to get color on the paper. Darker colors I didn't have to bare down as hard. You have to peel the paper back first. It worked fairly well.
I enjoyed this project very much! I think everyone should have a box of Crayola 96 Crayons. The color selection was awesome and drawing with them was a very smooth, relaxing experience. They glide across the paper and it is a surprise to see the actually mark and color each leaves compared to the color of the crayon coming out of the box. I highly recommend them!
History of Crayola Crayons
Here is a link to the Crayola website so you can see why we are drawing
with Crayola Crayons today
Artist Lee Hammond's Drawings in Crayon
Here are some very elaborate drawings with crayons by an adult artist, website referenced.
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