crayon

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It features 26 paintings, oil sketches and drawings, these last done in Conté crayon, a medium made from powdered graphite and carbon black that allowed deeper blacks and more expressive tonal contrasts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

A loose 1878 crayon and ink-wash study for an illustration for Émile Zola’s “L’Assommoir” becomes a firmer, more detailed pen, ink and chalk version, made even more solid in the final reproduction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

The future Queen Elizabeth I was 12 years old at the time — long past the age in which a ghastly crayon drawing of dad would suffice.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

We know the story and the iconography: a toddler in a onesie who uses his imagination and a purple crayon to make his world more exciting.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2024

I took my flower down and with a purple crayon I added, “I have a dog named Wishbone.”

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor