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Let's Make Pictures! FOCUS Question What can you use to make different kinds of pictures?

Making Art Making pictures is fun! Do you use pencils, crayons, or paint? Those things are materials. How are they alike? How are they different? Pencils, crayons. and paint have different properties. Artists pick materials that have the properties they like. That way, they can make different kinds of pictures.

Pencils Pencils are made of a rock called graphite (GRA-fite). When you drag graphite on paper, some of it rubs off It leaves a mark. Some pencils have hard graphite. Not much rubs off. They make a thin, light line. Others are made of soft graphite. They make a thick, dark line.

Crayons and Colored Pencils Crayons and colored pencils are made of colored wax. They come in many colors! Crayons use soft wax. They leave behind thick, bright lines of color. Colored pencils use harder wax. Not as much rubs off on the paper. They make thin light lines.

Charcoal Charcoal is a stick of black powder. It is made from burned wood Charcoal is soft. It leaves dark marks. You can draw lines with the ends of a charcoal stick. You can make wide shapes with the sides. Rub it around to make soft shadows.

Chalk and Pastels Chalk and pastels are also sticks of powder, but they come in all colors. Chalk and pastels are soft. They make bright thick lines on a drawing. Word Wise Colored powders are called pigments.