Crayons are...
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
January 31, 2021 5:58pm CST
Have you ever wondered how Crayons are made?
Me neither! 
I just watched a video on it. I really love the quick "how it's made" clips that DiscoveryUK puts on.
It seems pretty streamlined. Parrafin wax, fillers, the colorant (powder form) and then off to all sorts of machines that sort and label it. Automatic packaging but a quality check at the end. Working in art supply factories must be a colorful job.
I do color sometimes but I usually use markers or gel pens. If I was to use any kind of crayon it would be oil based and not wax based.
Do you have an artistic side?
I just watched a video on it. I really love the quick "how it's made" clips that DiscoveryUK puts on.
It seems pretty streamlined. Parrafin wax, fillers, the colorant (powder form) and then off to all sorts of machines that sort and label it. Automatic packaging but a quality check at the end. Working in art supply factories must be a colorful job.
I do color sometimes but I usually use markers or gel pens. If I was to use any kind of crayon it would be oil based and not wax based.
Do you have an artistic side?
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89450)
• Rupert, Idaho
1 Feb 21
I'll have to check that out, but they are made of mostly what I thought! Of the wax-y crayons I'd choose Crayola, but I prefer markers or gel pens too.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
@MommyOfEli2013 If I remember correctly.. Their markers dry out faster
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
I remember getting Rose Art stuff as a kid because it was always cheaper. We did get crayola sometimes.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89450)
• Rupert, Idaho
1 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes, Rose Art is definitely not as good!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
Yes, I'm sure every manufacturer had a similar recipe for crayons. I would be interested to see how crayola makes some of their newer products.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
@LadyDuck Oh that was a video recommended to me (hot dogs) but I decided I don't want to watch it. I rarely eat hot dogs, but I didn't want to risk it. That and Bologna, I would rather not know.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
1 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum I am sure you can find on YouTube. I like more to see how processed food is made. After watching hot dogs I never bought again.
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
1 Feb 21
I like to color sometimes in my adult coloring book. When Inwas Inwould use markers and colored pencils. I would like to get some gel pens and do it sometime
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@Tina30219 (82978)
• Onaway, Michigan
1 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum Right I like a smooth writing utensil.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
@Tina30219 I've loved gel pens since the 90's. They have so many different new ones too. Jelly Rollers are the best. I bought a halfway decent 120 pack a few years ago though.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
I prefer gel pens myself. I have had colored pencils, even the really expensive kind! I just like how smooth gel pens and markers are.
@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Feb 21
That was cool to watch. I remember melting crayons with a magnifying glass when I was a kid. My brother and I would make really cool designs using melted crayon wax. I guess that's about as artistic as I got back in those days.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
Hmm. I don't think we ever did that. I know you can also melt them pretty decently with a hair dryer.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum I'm sure they melt pretty easily in a microwave oven too.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
5 Feb 21
@moffittjc Oh yeah, most likely. Probably cleaner that way too.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
1 Feb 21
I've seen TV programs on how crayons are made. It's really cool. I am not artistic in any way, shape or form! I suck!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
I can't draw, but I've gotten better with my craftier side. I used to be really horrible.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
@LindaOHio I wish I was. I'm getting better at crochet, but one of these days I'd like to learn to sew.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
1 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum I'm good with things like embroidery, needlepoint, etc.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
I can't even say I'm great at coloring inside the lines. But I try.
But I try.1 person likes this
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
1 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum Having fun is a good thing.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
@CarolDM Absolutely. All this talk makes me kind of want to color. I have a few coloring books for times when I'm feeling artistically inclined.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
I've watched how colored pencils are made but this was new to me. I'm glad you like them to!
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
1 Feb 21
I do have an artistic side I always have..but it seems my environment wont let me be. Interesting there about crayons. I remember them fondly
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
1 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum Aw sorry you have that too 
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
@RebeccasFarm It's been rough for me the past week to be honest. I'm trying to get through it though.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
Oh yes, the environment has a lot to do with sparking or dampening creativity. I understand this all too well.
I understand this all too well.1 person likes this
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
Adult coloring books can be expensive! Maybe check a thrift store, that's where I get mine now.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
1 Feb 21
@paigea Ah right, I understand. I used to color a lot but it's not something that interests me at the moment.
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@paigea (36143)
• Canada
1 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum I will check. It just caught my interest thinking my grandson might get a kick out of it. I am sure he wouldn't colour that much, so too much money just for a little chuckle
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
2 Feb 21
I hope you enjoyed it. The youtube channel Discovery UK has a lot of short (five minute) clips.
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@MmaiLuv (958)
• Indonesia
3 Feb 21
@ScribbledAdNauseum I've seen it ,nice video
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