Crayons when was it invented

The word "crayon" was mentioned for the first time in but using wax with colors was a method known to Ancient Egyptians. This method was not a crayon but more of a way to fix a color to a surface. They used hot beeswax combined with colored pigment to bind color into stone.

Similar method used Ancient Greeks and Romans. One source says that Pliny the Elder, a Roman scholar, described the first techniques of drawing with wax crayons. Pastels were used by Leonardo da Vinci in Already a Member, Log In:. Register below:. Lost your password? Don't have an account? Sign up now, it's FREE. September 9, Navigate Left. Navigate Right. The Spectator.

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