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| "Apple Squared" watercolor crayon
on paper |
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| "Iris Placque "A" watercolor
crayon on masonite |
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| "Iris Placque "B" watercolor
crayon on masonite |
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In
the fringes at the edges of what is called painting, are many types
of media, that live lives in two worlds these are: wash paintings
(ink drawings), pastel paintings(drawings), watercolor crayon paintings
(drswings), oil crayon paintings(drawings). Used primarily with
drawing tools, these are classified as drawings, likewise if they
are used primarily with brushes they are considered paintings. Used
with both sets of tools, they may be called either or may be referred
to as mixed media.
"A
piece of fruit" using any
media discussed so far, paint an: apple, banana, lemon, mangoe,
pineapple or any other item that may be called fruit.
Drawing
and painting tools are as complex or simple as you wish. The common
surface for these fringe media is paper. For most media there are
no requirements for paper preparation other than , perhaps stretching
and presentation under glass. For the media that will adversely
affect a paper surface, there are isolation techniques that are
excellent. With oil on canvas, we begin with rabbit skin glue to
isolate and protect the canvas from the oil layer. gesso provides
a painting surface that can be rendered rough and grain or ultra
smooth. To isolate a paper layer, we can coat with oil gesso, or
with acrylic, gel medium or varnish, that will resist any solvent
migration. The top gesso layer is optional depending on surface
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Materials
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You
can draw directly on paper with watercolor crayon then use a bristle
or synthetic sable brush to add water to blend the watercolor crayon
into a paste with a small amount of water, or into watercolor washes
with a little more watercolor. The final appearance will be very
much like a painting. The crayon may be left dry and unblended to
keep the appearance of a drawing. Experiment to see which you prefer.
Oil
crayon behaves mush the same after the paper is prepared with an
acrylic isolation layer and optional gesso surface preparation.
Build up of crayon is blended with a solvent in the same way that
watercolor crayon behaves. There are many types of oil crayons or
pastels from grainy to very smooth. Play with the types before making
a selection. There are as many types of crayons as there are tpyes
of paint. Begin with a starter set of 8 to 10 crayons before investing
in a larger set. The beginning sets are most cost effective and
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| "Single Tree" oil crayon on paper |
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There are sets of watercolor crayons that include
a sharpener and places where water and shavings can melt into a
paint medium, but, the sets are expensive by comparison to sets
put together with items of your own choosing. Watercolor shavings
can also be added to conventional watercolor washes as color enhancers
and modifiers.
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