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Wax Crayons from Beeswax and Earth Pigments
A crayon is a stick of pigmented wax for writing and drawing; painters long bound pigment in hot beeswax. Melt beeswax, stir in finely ground red ochre or lampblack, and pour it into rolled paper tubes stood in sand. When cold, the paper stays on as a wrapper.
The picture: our diagram of wrapped crayons.
Beginner
Half a day
Instructions
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1
Roll the moulds
Roll the moulds
Roll strips of paper round a dowel into tubes, paste the seam, slide them off and stand them upright in a pan of sand, open end up.
Materials for this step:
Paper12 sheets
Wheat Paste20 gTools needed:
Hardwood Dowels
Shallow Metal Pan
Sand
Utility Knife2
2
Grind the pigment
Grind the pigment
Grind the pigment very fine in the mortar so it does not settle in streaks.
Materials for this step:
Red Ochre Pigment20 g
Lampblack10 gTools needed:
Mortar and Pestle
Balance Scale3
3
Melt and colour
Melt and colour
Melt the beeswax in the double boiler and stir in the pigment, one colour per batch, until smooth.
Materials for this step:
Beeswax100 gTools needed:
Double BoilerBalance Scale4
4
Pour
Pour
Stir as you pour into the paper tubes so the pigment stays mixed. Let them cool fully, then pare one end to a point.
Tools needed:
Double BoilerUtility Knife5
5
Wax and pigment
Wax and pigment
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Materials
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