Crayon Techniques Author:Reynold Girdler, Jr. Did you know that crayons, something like the ones we use today, have been used by artists for seven hundred years? It was that long ago that artists began to mold pigments, binders, and vehicles, including was, into colored sticks or "crayons." Crayons lend themselves to many different techniques. As you will see, young artists can do almost al... more »l of them.« less