Sanguine
Sanguine or red chalk is chalk of a reddish-brown colour, so called because it resembles the colour of dried blood. It has been popular for centuries for drawing (where white chalk only works on coloured paper), and the term also describes a drawing done in sanguine. The word comes via French from the Italian sanguigna and originally from the Latin "sanguis." The term also connotes hope, optimism, robust health and sweetness.
Technique
Sanguine /ˈsæŋɡwɪn/ lends itself naturally to sketches, life drawings, and rustic scenes. It is ideal for rendering modeling and volume, and human flesh. 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. Sanguine is also a family of pigments of red earth shades (where it takes the origin of its name in French). Sanguines are also available in several other tones such as orange, tan, brown, beige.
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