Caran d’Ache Crayons

Spray Fixative

Eraser Stick

• Bright, vivid colors that are greasy & thick.
• Can be scraped w/ a knife or smeared w/ fingers.
• Cannot be erased entirely.

• Not as messy as charcoal, but not stiff like pencil.
• Can be smudged with your fingers, but isn’t as fragile as charcoal.
• Comes in black/white/oranges/browns.

• Powdery & dry like charcoal.
• Can be layered if working light to dark.
• Drawing on a neutral colored pastel paper is best.
• Pastel drawings are easily damaged.
• Ideally should be preserved under glass.

• Used as a primer for any painting surface.
• Good for canvas, paper, masonite, wood, etc.
• Prevents oil paint from ‘eating’ the surface.
• Can be watered down for 1st layer, added thick for 2nd layer.

• Very intense, greasy, tacky bar of ink.
• Traditionally used for lithography.
• Can be used for drawing.
• Does not erase at all.
• Can be scraped w/ a knife or smeared w/ fingers.

• Oil paint in a stick, but much thicker & tackier.
• When purchased, have a skin that has to be peeled off.
• Excellent for painterly effects that are not so runny.

• Large chunk of graphite
• Good for quickly making large areas tone.
• Comes in a range of hardnesses. B is soft, 9B is very soft.

• Pencils that are made entirely out of graphite.
• Able to create more variety in marks.
• Good for wide, varied marks
• Comes of a range of hardnesses. B is soft, 9B is very soft.

• Cheap paper, good for quick sketches.
• Non-archival, will yellow over time.
• Only good for dry drawing media.
• Thin & easily torn.

• Has no oil;  tempered masonite has oil in it.
• Can be primed with gesso to be a painting surface
• Can be drawn on with crayons. or painted on w/ crayons.

•  Strong & lightweight.
•  Requires a very sharp knife.
•  Straight cuts are easier.
•  Round cuts are challenging.
•  Difficult to get clean cuts.
•  Good as a lightweight drawing board.

•  Durable surface for all cutting tools.
•  Absorbs the cuts from blades.
•  Protects your table from being damaged.
•  Larger sizes are more versatile.