Introducing Crayon Techniques

The common crayon is perhaps the most familiar drawing tool among school children, so familiar that its rich possibilities as a creative art medium are frequently overlooked. This delightful book reveals the remarkable range of crayon techniques in a lively text and 135 illustrations and should prove both stimulating and practical for teachers, parents, young people, and amateur artists. The Techniques Drawing and Sketching; Resist; Pattern and Texture with Crayon; Rubbings; Cutting; Painting; Crayon Transfers; Crayon and Oil; Crayon and Fabric. Although this book is intended primarily for use in schools, amateur artists will also find it both technically helpful and fertile in its suggestions for fresh ideas and applications for crayon techniques.