Do real artists use crayons?

Today's Art Q and A

Q - Do real artists use crayons?

A - Crayons are some of the commonly used art mediums that young beginning artists are first intorduced to, but real artists do use the medium. Melted crayon art is a popular use for crayons or artists grade crayons can be used for better color saturation. I have found that lower grade art supplies usually known as "kids art supplies"in the form of crayons, colored pencils and paint lack heavier pigments than professional grade art suppplies, but if your looking for lighter values of color they can be just as valued an art medium as their more expensive counterparts.

"The Ghosts" -  Crayola crayon and watercolor on paper.
Art by Mark Valdez