crayon

Child's coloring tool

A crayon is a stick of colored wax used for drawing, especially by children.

The waxy texture produces soft, blendable marks on paper.

As a verb, to crayon is to draw or color with crayons: The kids crayoned pictures of their family.

Crayon drawings often evoke childhood art class or simple, unpretentious expression.

childhood

kindergarten

Early schooling for youngsters

imagination · storybook · whimsical · pretend · fantasy · nursery · playtime · recess · cartoons · daydream

art

drawing

Marks forming a picture

sketch · shading · blending · rubbing · frottage · resist · masterpiece · creativity · self-portrait · still-life

material

wax

Pliable waterproof substance

waxy · glossy · smudge · breakable · wrapper · chunky · stubby · nub · peeling · melting

marking

stroke

Sudden brain blood blockage

  • lineContinuous mark or queue
  • layerSingle thickness of material
  • blendCombine into mixture

smudge · scribble · hatching · crosshatching · texture · pressure · rubbing · thick · thin · bold

color

rainbow

Refracted light arc

spectrum · multicolored · palette · shades · tones · primary · secondary · saturation · pastel · neon

school

classroom

Educational instruction space

backpack · lunchbox · scissors · glue · homework · worksheet · assignment · show-and-tell

Categories
Opposites
writing/drawing instrument type

crayonairbrush

Compressed-air paint sprayer

spray paint · marker · pen · paintbrush · oil paint

artistic sophistication

crayonoil paints

Pigments suspended in drying medium

airbrush · acrylic paints · watercolors

Phrases
Family

crayons, crayoned, crayoning

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G