Crayons are an underappreciated art medium, amirite?

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_Face1776 1 day 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_Face1776 1 day 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 Anonymous 1 day 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 Anonymous 1 day ago

Crayons are basically just cheaper more annoying to use oil pastels, and pastel art is beautiful

by zkoch 1 day ago

All of my kids drawings are on the fridge, so I would disagree.

by Anonymous 1 day 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 Ikemurazik 1 day 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_Blueberry 1 day ago

Crayons are the worst medium, maybe only second to Roseart markers.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Would you also agree that crayons are a heavily underappreciated source of nutrition?

by Electrical-Raise-769 1 day 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 Anonymous 1 day ago

I don't know about being an art medium, but they sure are an underappreciated snack

by Anonymous 1 day ago

I hate the unevenness of crayons

by Anonymous 1 day 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

by tessarmstrong 1 day ago