The Three Crayon Technique: A Brief History, Materials Recommendations, And Three Approaches

This in an introduction to the three crayon technique, a method of drawing that employs sanguine, black and white chalk pencils on toned paper. I provide a brief history, give my recommendations for what materials to buy, and demonstrate three approaches to working in this method. Here are the materials I’m using. For the first approach: Conte sanguine pencil Conte white chalk Conte Pierre Noir 3B Paper: Canson white sketchbook paper toned with Faber-Castell pastels (I used yellow ochre, venetian red and grey pastels) For the second approach: Oil-sanguine pencil by Kohinoor Pitt oil-based pencil, hard, and extra-soft Prismacolor white pencil Paper: Strathmore light grey For the third approach: Stabylo Carbothello pencil, (color # 1400/645) Stabylo Carbothello pencil black Stabylo Carbothello pencil, white Paper: blue drawing paper made by Saint Armand Paper Mill