2006-11-01 17:28:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
ummmmm, to erase stuff?????
2006-11-01 17:35:49 · answer #1 · answered by ~lil' ghetto azn kid~ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
kneaded erasures (grey and silly-putty like) are useful w/ more powdery mediums like charcoal, both as a lifting tool for highlighting objects and for clean erasing.
white vinyl is good for graphite on smoother surfaces but has a tendency to rub medium deep into the paper if they're not kept clean- ideally you lift w/ the kneaded erasure first and then use the white vinyl
for rougher paper I would use a gum erasure (kind of carmel colored) because it is soft enough to get into the texture, once again- ideally you lift excess off first w/ the kneaded erasure.
pink erasures are good for medium textured papers like sketch-book paper and bristol surfaces,(same rule applies with the kneaded erasure-lift thing), they're like the fender stratocaster of erasures; not amazing but hard to beat.
wow- what a boring pathetic nerd I am (I work in an art supply store, I get this question all the time).
2006-11-02 01:47:06 · answer #2 · answered by andrew d 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To erase pencil markings, it can also be used to smudge things
2006-11-02 01:55:14 · answer #3 · answered by Mike J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The eraser is a cartoonist's best friend. It may be your best friend. Who can destroy your mistakes? THe eraser! Well if you're using pen, Tippex might be your best friend.
2006-11-02 03:58:25 · answer #4 · answered by Cheesecakeextreme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nowadays, nothing.....
back in a days, when everyone used pencil as a writing tool, eraser was useful, but not anymore.
2006-11-02 01:31:25 · answer #5 · answered by rolo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a kinda large one that is new, keep it in your car, when the inside window fogs up, use that to wipe off,, it works great. No grease marks from your hands.
2006-11-02 01:42:56 · answer #6 · answered by avery 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋