For 10 points, name this medium, made using small, colored sticks.
John Russell's book on working in this medium elaborated on the methods of Francis Cotes. An artist working in this medium would apply a fixative borrowed from the artist Luigi Chialiva at multiple layers to allow smooth reworking. Portraits in this medium were popular with middle class sitters in 18th-century England because they required fewer sittings than similar-looking oil portraits. After moving on from painting miniatures on snuff boxes, the first master of this medium moved to Paris where she executed a portrait of a young Louis XV; that artist was Rosalba Carriera. Layers of tracing paper and tools made by Henri Roche were used to produce a work in this medium titled Russian Dancers, whose artist, (*) Edgar Degas, also did After the Bath, Woman Drying Herself in this medium. A Rococo fashion for this medium developed due to the soft edges and colors it allowed. For 10 points, name this medium, made using small, colored sticks.
John Russell's book on working in this medium elaborated on the methods of Francis Cotes.
pastel [or crayons; prompt on drawing or painting]