Close Popup Tracy, 42, CA
Main Color:Very Deep Almond I thought crayons were just for coloring pictures in a coloring book. At least, that’s all I’ve done with them. Then I saw this challenge and took it. This experience opened my eyes! I’m encouraged to do more!!
Close Popup Darby, 5, MD
Main Color:Medium Deep Almond My daughter drew herself and examples some new friends she’s hoping to meet when she starts kindergarten.
Close Popup C J, 5, MSMain Color:Medium Deep Almond Cj enjoy using her Children of the World crayons. She was too exited to draw herself.
Close PopupTo start conversations with our children about diversity it needs to begin with the little things. Diverse children books, diverse television shows and crayons. As a little black girl, I knew the skin tone crayon did not represent me and my skin color. I would never want my children to feel what I felt. Having multiracial children I make an effort for them to feel represented in all they see and do. That's why we were so excited to use @crayola Colors of the World crayons. Nothing brought me more joy than see my children match their own and their siblings skin tones to the crayons. I know it may seem weird but I saw my family in this box and that made my heart so happy.
Close Popup Jovanne, 29, PA
Main Color:Deepest Almond This is a image of how I imagine my great grandmother to look in her youth.
Close PopupCrayola's new Colors of the World crayons are AMAZING. So many skin tones!! I can't wait to introduce these to my students. Swipe for swatches! #art #artistsoninstagram #crayola #crayons #colorsoftheworld #illust #illustration #sketch #sketchbook
Close Popup Avaya,We were super excited to receive the new #colorsoftheworld crayons from @crayola!!! Avaya and I drew these self portraits and we’re able to find our skin tone colors in the box! Once we got the Crayons we found our matching colors right away! Make your own #trueselfie with @crayola and their new shades! . . . #hbtcolorsoftheworld #hbtsponsored #momanddaughter #crayolacrayons #colorsoftheworld
Close Popup Ro, 3, KYMain Color:Medium Deep Almond We were inspired by Crayola's Colors of the World crayons and from Home and Family on the Hallmark Channel Debbie and Alexandra to create these amazing true selfies of our twins!
Close Popup Sonia, 49,I was inspired by the diversity crayon challenge. I haven’t used crayons since I was a child. Drawing most of my diversities in one portrait.
Close PopupThanks to Crayola’s new Colors of the World, I can color Sebastian’s family portrait in for book 9!
Close Popup @ninjadria, QB“Beach girl” 🌴☀️- crayola crayons on mixed media paper 🖍 So fun to play with crayons, I remember hating those when I was a kid 😂
Close Popup Christine, 31, NY
Main Color:Very Light Golden I created a some-what caricature of myself with the drawing utensil in my hair. And I couldn't help but add people-like silhouettes in the background using all of Crayola's Colors of the World!
Close Popup Asia, 11, CA
Main Color:Light Medium Almond This is me when I have my hair in puffs. I have curly hair. I love my green eyes. They change colors sometimes with what I am wearing.
Close Popup IDMain Color:Other
My daughter enjoyed picking out her skin tone colors and drawing a #trueselfie portrait. I'm amazed at how many shades there are. Now my children can draw pictures of themselves and their friends. What's your skin tone color?
Close Popup Katie, 26, RI
Main Color:Light Medium Rose Crayola crayons + portraits = FUN. I'm so happy we can use colors other than brown, orange, yellow, and peach for skin now! I drew myself wearing earbuds because music is my biggest artistic inspiration. : - )
Close Popup Caydence , 12, WY
Main Color:Light Golden Book loving, music playing, 12 year old aspiring artist. That’s me- a selfie!
Close PopupMain Color:Other
This year, Crayola is offering a new pack of crayons called Colors of the World, featuring tons of skin tones to help everyone create their own self portraits. It always drove me crazy that skin colors were hard to find in crayons, but now everyone can create artwork that really represents themselves. We were thrilled to check out these new crayons and create our own self portraits. Head over to the blog to learn more about these fun crayons, and to see how we paired this project with some fun new books. And make sure you share your own self portrait with #trueselfie!
