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Crayons are an underappreciated art medium, amirite?
by Anonymous2 months ago
Because oil pastel exists. It is much softer and richer in colors. The technique is the same as with wax crayons, but it is much more pleasant to use.
by Desperate_Face17762 months ago
Depends on what and how you draw. If you draw flat figures with simple coloring, you can probably use crayons succesfully. If you draw in a more academic technique, then crayons are a pain in the ass. Why torture urself and not use more easy in use materials.
by Desperate_Face17762 months ago
Crayons mostly suck balls as a medium. That's why. It's patchy, it's prone to unwanted texture, sharpening is a bitch, it's too short after you've sharped, it breaks easily, it's super sensitive to any bumps or textures under the page. There's really nothing a crayon in good for except looking like crayon and making sure kids can't stab each other
by Anonymous2 months ago
I definitely agree, there alot of crayon brands that are absolute garbage quality, Liquimark, CraZart, the infamous Roseart, their stuff is absolute trash.
by Anonymous2 months ago
Crayons are basically just cheaper more annoying to use oil pastels, and pastel art is beautiful
by zkoch2 months ago
All of my kids drawings are on the fridge, so I would disagree.
by Anonymous2 months ago
I appreciate all of my nephew's drawings of random shapes and lines! And eventually he'll start making some that vaguely represent real people and objects which will also be pretty cool!
by Ikemurazik2 months ago
I mean you kind of answered this question for yourself. Crayons ARE a respected art medium, it's just that when they are used to make professional art they are usually called pastels. Crayons are just a cheaper, kid friendly version of pastels, which is why pastels are used by artists because they can get better results with pastels.
by Famous_Blueberry2 months ago
Crayons are the worst medium, maybe only second to Roseart markers.
by Anonymous2 months ago
Would you also agree that crayons are a heavily underappreciated source of nutrition?
by Electrical-Raise-7692 months ago
Anything can be used for art, however someone is going to work with what's easier and better for them, crayons aren't always the best choice for most, we have way better options out there
by Anonymous2 months ago
I don't know about being an art medium, but they sure are an underappreciated snack
by Anonymous2 months ago
I hate the unevenness of crayons
by Anonymous2 months ago
You can definitely make good art with them and theyre a good budget option, but i think its just that for serious art pastels are higher quality and easier to use
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