{"id":31542,"date":"2018-06-02T02:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T09:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=31542"},"modified":"2018-05-28T14:40:26","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T21:40:26","slug":"slick-stix-crayons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/slick-stix-crayons\/","title":{"rendered":"Slick Stix Crayons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_79608\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ib_3DVXjFKc?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Today we\u2019re taking a look at <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2BhSEU8\">Slick Stix from Crayola<\/a>. They\u2019re not cheap at around $10 a box, but I\u2019ll show you what makes them so special. And if you want to pick some up using the Amazon link in the description, it helps support my videos and the Cool Tools blog.<\/p>\n<p>Crayons are awesome, no matter what age you are. They\u2019re cheap and colorful, and you get that classic crayon texture.<\/p>\n<p>The problem with crayons, though, is that you really have to push down to get a crisp line. And when kids do that, you get a lot of broken crayons.<\/p>\n<p>The Slick Stix is an attempt to make a crayon that requires almost no pressure. It has a plastic barrel and cap, similar to a sharpie. The tip is so soft, it\u2019s almost like a lipstick. The other side has this twistable knob that reveals more of the crayon.<\/p>\n<p>Now let me say for the record that I\u2019m not crazy for this design. They get used up quickly, and in the end you have this plastic to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>But that said, the way these just effortlessly markup paper is unlike anything I\u2019ve ever used. They\u2019re like an oil pastel, but even softer and easier to grip.<\/p>\n<p>I never have to retrace a line. You can draw with very little pressure and get a typical crayon marking, or push down a little harder for a line that almost looks like a marker. It\u2019s a really bold look.<\/p>\n<p>I learned about these through a post by author Austin Kleon, talking about his favorite art supplies for kids. Aside from liking the smooth line and the easy grip he says they these make everything you draw look like a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting.<\/p>\n<p>They definitely surprised me. I wish they weren\u2019t so expensive, and I wish you could refill them, but now that I have them in my house I\u2019m hooked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Better than classic crayons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[19,2337],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31542"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31542"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31547,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31542\/revisions\/31547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}