I decided to use crayons to make some rough drafts of my next art work. These crayons in the picture are the ones that I was working with. To say, not the finest art supplies, would be an understatement. This piece was inspired by a water color picture that I saw on Pinterest. I figured that I'd have to use colored pencils for the final picture. But, I was so surprised with how nice the crayons worked for my drafts that I decided to go ahead and use crayons for the final picture, too.
I stared by very very lightly sketching the out lines for the ducks. Then I added colors. I did 3 practice copies
This is the final picture!
Close up of the faces.
Close up of the fence in the background.
Close up of the dandelions.
Close up of the feet.
Maybe this will make you consider trying crayons for artwork. It is harder for me to use my good colored pencils because the children use them if I get them out. That's okay, but the pencils are harder to keep track of. They roll around. I have trouble tracking them down and getting them back in the box. They are special/expensive so they require more care. And I have no place to leave them out in-between breaks on my project. Our tiny table doesn't even provide us with an adequate amount of space when everyone wants to draw at once.
With all these barriers to using colored pencils I am glad that I found the crayons to be so pleasing and easy to use.
