What is the best eraser for pencil?

for rubbing out pencil shading or lines without leaving marks or smudging.
What is the best eraser for pencil?
I always bite my eraser off my pencil.


Because. I never make mistakes. %26lt;}:-})
What is the best eraser for pencil?
STAEDTLER mars plastic. I don't think they are that expensive and for myself, they never smudge. however any pencill over a HB will smudge when being erased as they simply arent meant to be, they can be removed with gum or pastel erasers however. stick to hb or lower pencils, particularly if you are going to ink over them.





http://www.staedtler.co.uk/Mars_plastic_...
Reply:Faber Castel
Reply:Me being very fond of stationaries..i've tried out many erasers. and for me Faber Castle and Maped works out neat.
Reply:Without doubt it is blu tack. I don't know if that is what it's called in America, but it's used to put up posters etc. Sort of like moldable putty stuff.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu_Tack





It's all I ever use and I'm a successful professional





Gum erasers are ok too, but they leave a mess
Reply:some offer special eraser (triangle shape) but i still prefer the black eraser bcoz it will smoothly erase even worse dark drawing cleanly better than white earser or others.





this is from my experience.
Reply:A good eraser is always a compromise between being able to remove the pencil image, and in NOT removing the paper surface.





In this situation, a softer eraser is much better. Those hard, pink erasers can remove the marks, but abrade much of the paper surface to do it. A softer eraser, such as an ArtGum eraser will do less damage to the paper, but will onlly go so far at picking up graphite gouged deep into the paper's fibers.





I recommend one of these ArtGum erasers, combined with an adjustment of your technique to sketch more lightly. Block out the major elements of your drawing, erasing as little as possible, until you have all of your components in place. It is actually better to leave a lightly sketched mistake in place untill you are finished with this blocking portion.





If it is to be a finished pencil sketch, lightly rub out the mistakes, but if they resist, don't work too hard on this. Go back in with a softer pencil and darken in your details, working toward a finished work. You may find that much of your mistake is covered up by the darker shading. When done, if you still have to remove some lines, do it carfully, sheilding your finished lines with a piece of scrap paper.





The real point is to minimise the use of your eraser, in any case. The fewer mistakes you make, the better. If you do make a mistake, do it in very light pressure strokes. Try not to erase anything untill you have to.





Practice and practice some more. The more mistakes you make in practice, the less you'll make on a finished piece of work. There should come a time when you won't need an eraser, at all. I RARELY use one, myslef.

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