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Colored chalk variant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Red chalk or sanguine (/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/) is chalk of a reddish-brown color, so called because it resembles the color of dried blood.[citation needed] It has been popular for centuries for drawing.[citation needed] The word comes via French from the Italian sanguigna and originally from the Latin "sanguis".[citation needed]

Sanguine - Red chalk
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Technique

Sanguine lends itself naturally to sketches, life drawings, and rustic scenes.[citation needed] It is ideal for rendering modeling and volume, and human flesh.[citation needed] In the form of wood-cased pencils and manufactured sticks, sanguine may be used similarly to charcoal and pastel. As with pastel, a mid-toned paper may be put to good use. A fixative may be applied to preserve the finished state of the drawing. The pigment used in sanguine sticks comes from red earths such as red ochre.[1] Sanguines are also available in several other tones such as orange, tan, brown, beige.

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