Crayons

A crayon is a stick of colored wax, charcoal, chalk, or other materials used for writing, coloring, and drawing. A crayon made of oiled chalk is called an oil pastel; when made of pigment with a dry binder, it is simply a pastel. A grease pencil or china marker (UK chinagraph pencil) is made of colored hardened grease and is useful for marking on hard, glossy surfaces such as porcelain or glass. Wax crayons are commonly used for drawing and coloring by children. Crayons are a staple at most schools worldwide. They are easy to work with, not messy (as paint and markers are), blunt (removing the risk of sharp points present when using a pencil or pen), non-toxic, and available in a wide variety of colors.

Some fine arts companies such as Swiss Caran d'Ache manufacture water-soluble crayons. With or without water, once applied to media the crayons' colors are easily mixed. Oil pastels are a popular medium for color artwork. Conté crayons of clay and graphite are used for sketching, particularly in the trois crayons style. Antoine Watteau and Jean-François Millet are noted for using conté in their work. Other brand name crayon manufacturers include Rose Art Industries and Dixon Ticonderoga. There are also numerous suppliers who create generic brand or store brand crayons. These are typically found in supermarkets. As part of a crayon convention in Butenseken Sweden, the largest crayon was formed from five million litres of wax.

This pencil is available in several forms. The outer casing may be made of wood (like an ordinary pencil) and sharpened with a knife or pencil sharpener. Other types are covered in paper and sharpened by pulling a string, needing no additional tools to remain functional. More recently, it has been produced in propelling form, essentially similar to a clutch pencil but with a different lead. This pencil is usually made from non-toxic opaque wax similar to a crayon but stronger. Marks made by grease pencils are resistant to moisture and can usually be removed by rubbing the marked surface with soft, dry paper.

A paint roller is a paint application tool useful for rapidly painting large flat surfaces efficiently. A paint roller particularly suited for texture painting and comprising. A cylindrical core with a pile fabric covering secured to the cylindrical core. A paint roller comes in different colors like pink, white, yellow and many others. Foam rubber rollers are also made. The basic device was invented by Canadian Norman Breakey in 1940. Norman James Breakey was born February 25th, 1891 in Pierson Manitoba to Elizabeth Jane Fanning and William Henry Breakey. He had one sister named Kathleen who was born June 25th, 1897, also in Pierson. When Norman and Kathleen's mother died in August 1899, Norman and Kathleen stayed with their maternal aunt Ruth (Fanning) Dandy and her husband William Dandy. The children later joined their father in Toronto.