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-as of [30 MARCH 2024]–
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*aka* –>
*coloured pencil*
(with the extraneous ‘british u’)
*pencil crayon*
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-a colored pencil is an ‘art medium’ constructed of a ‘narrow/pigmented core’ encased in a ‘wooden cylindrical case’-
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(unlike ‘graphite’ and charcoal pencils, colored pencils’ cores are wax- or oil-based and contain varying proportions of pigments, additives, and ‘binding agents’)
(‘water-soluble’ (aka ‘watercolor’) ‘pencils’ and ‘pastel pencils’ are also manufactured as well as ‘colored leads’ for ‘mechanical pencils’)
(‘colored pencils’ vary greatly in terms of
‘quality’ and ‘usability’;
‘concentration of pigments in the core’,
‘lightfastness of the pigments’,
‘durability of the colored pencil’,
and ‘softness of the lead’
are some indicators of a brand’s ‘quality’
and, consequently, its ‘market price’
(there is no general quality difference between wax/oil-based and water-soluble colored pencils, although some manufacturers rate their water-soluble pencils as less lightfast than their similar ‘wax’ / ‘oil’-based pencils)
(rising popularity of ‘colored pencils’ as an ‘art medium’ sparked the beginning of the ‘colored pencil society of america’ (CPSA))
(according to its website, “[CPSA] was founded in 1990 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to artists over 18 years of age working with colored pencil”. the CPSA not only promotes colored pencil art as fine art, but also strives to set ‘lightfastness’ standards for ‘colored pencil manufacturers’)
(other countries such as ‘united kingdom’, ‘united states’, ‘canada’, ‘australia’, and ‘mexico’ – among many others – have formed their own organizations + societies for ‘colored pencil artists’)
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(in ‘canada’, ‘colored pencils’ are known as ‘pencil crayons’)
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