[citation needed] It has been popular for centuries for drawing (where white chalk only works on colored paper).
[citation needed] The word comes via French from the Italian sanguigna and originally from the Latin "sanguis".
[citation needed] Sanguine lends itself naturally to sketches, life drawings, and rustic scenes.
[citation needed] It is ideal for rendering modeling and volume, and human flesh.
[citation needed] In the form of wood-cased pencils and manufactured sticks, sanguine may be used similarly to charcoal and pastel.