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barrita

English translation: crayon

14:51 Apr 23, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Spanish term or phrase: barrita
This is from notebooks where an art therapist in Argentina describes her work with psychiatric inpatients:

Nancy fue depositada en una silla, le hablé sobre la posibilidad de jugar con los colores. Le dimos materiales, tomó una barrita, trazó una cantidad de líneas rectas verticales

Pencil? Charcoal stick?
Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 13:05
English translation:crayon
Explanation:
These are what we'd call pastel crayons, or just pastels:
Los pasteles se fabrican mezclando pigmentos (colores en polvo) con goma o resina hasta obtener una pasta, con la que se hacen las pequeñas **barritas** que todos conocemos.
http://juanes6.wordpress.com/la-pintura-a-pastel/

And these are oil crayons:
Una de las preguntas que más nos hacéis es sobre el óleo **en barra***. Este curioso producto está a medio camino entre un pastel y un tubo de óleo. Hoy te hablamos sobre qué es el óleo en barra Oilbar y cómo se utilizan.
http://totenart.com/tutoriales/oilbar-que-es-el-oleo-en-barr...

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philgoddard
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maulstick


Explanation:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maulstick

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 12:05
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crayon


Explanation:
These are what we'd call pastel crayons, or just pastels:
Los pasteles se fabrican mezclando pigmentos (colores en polvo) con goma o resina hasta obtener una pasta, con la que se hacen las pequeñas **barritas** que todos conocemos.
http://juanes6.wordpress.com/la-pintura-a-pastel/

And these are oil crayons:
Una de las preguntas que más nos hacéis es sobre el óleo **en barra***. Este curioso producto está a medio camino entre un pastel y un tubo de óleo. Hoy te hablamos sobre qué es el óleo en barra Oilbar y cómo se utilizan.
http://totenart.com/tutoriales/oilbar-que-es-el-oleo-en-barr...



philgoddard
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agree  Bárbara Castro Hebrero
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agree  patinba
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agree  Jeff Gotfredson
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