Getting Rid of Mistakes!

[Chris]

Hi Everyone,

I´m new to drawing with coloured pencils and have encountered many problems I´m sure are very basic. My biggest is I can´t rub out my mistakes! Is there a special eraser that removes coloured pencil marks?

Thanks

[Toni]

HI Chris welcome to ST.

You'll find a few different ways to eraser CP. Instead of "rubbing" it out think "lifting it off".

Some of use use a kneaded eraser, some of us "sticky tak or blue tak" then there is always an electric eraser.

I prefer a small piece of scotch tape (about 1") place it above the area you need to lift and gently "tap" the tape onto the CP with another pencil. Easy pressure because it can damage your paper. Gently repeat as necessary.

I'm sure someone else might chime in here with something I've forgotten.

good luck with it

TJ

[Arlene]

I love blu tak. you press down and lift and the pencil comes up. try also a white plastic eraser used the regular way. I like using the tape too, but trust me if you're not completely careful you'll wind up with holes in your paper. Don't ask how i know that.:blushing:

[Greg]

I've tried to find blue tak. Where do you find it?

[Dorell]

Greg - I think I remember hearing that 'blu tac' is only available here in the UK. That may not be true anymore, but I have definite memories of people saying they ordered it in quantities from here. That was some time ago of course.
I shall probably find out very swifly that I'm talking complete cobblers :rolleyes: :o !!!

[Chris]

Thanks Guys,

I bought a kneaded eraser yesterday and it worked a treat!

[rosemary]

Good Morning: I am trying to think abouit that, but I never make mistakes, so what can I say. Ha

Batery operated erasers, (not the ones for 9.99) but they will do in a pinch. Michaels arts and crafts have them. Rosemary

[Debee]

Good Morning: I am trying to think abouit that, but I never make mistakes, so what can I say. Ha

Batery operated erasers, (not the ones for 9.99) but they will do in a pinch. Michaels arts and crafts have them. Rosemary


LOL "abouit / Batery " Like you Rosemary, I don't make mistakes either :D
I'm going to have to try that blu tac. I don't have much success with the kneaded or white "vinal" :D

[lene]

Hi
I love my very cheap little eletric-eraser, this works great for smaller areas. It erases "deeper"
I use frisket film for larger areas. I usually have luck erasing deeper when I repeat.
Kneaded eraser + blue tac (or other "sticky stuff") + white plastic erasers, I can only get to erase very lightly (needed sometimes ;) )

[Bill C]

I've tried to find blue tak. Where do you find it?


walmart has it greg, with the school\office supplies. I don't think it's called blue tack though.

[Elankat]

I have lots of tools. I find that I tend to favor tape & stikki wax for complete lifting. Regular poster adhesive or large electric eraser for medium lifting. Kneaded eraser or small battery powered eraser for light to medium lifting. Paper towels or toilet paper for lightening.

[Angela]

I also find that I prefer scotch tape, just with a very light touch. I go back over the pencil marks I want to erase and it lifts right off. Of course, I use that sometimes to give different textures to things as well. I remember a piece I had inquired about before, I think it was on that *other* site, where a member had used the tape to depict stone, which was amazing. It looked exactly like stone. So, just experiment with all the different tools everyone has mentioned here. You'll find your favorite!

[Bebble]

Hmmm...I haven't had a need to try it yet (my reg. erasers are working fine for me right now) but another site I was on praised Silly Putty - they said it lifted great.

Just thought I'd pass it along.

[Gemma]

I like Blu-Tack the best. I've tried some of the others, handi tak and so forth and found that blu-tack lifts the best. You can buy it at Amazon, here's a link to it: Blu-Tack (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006DPMSG/sr=1-1/qid=1139159230/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-0381699-5905506?%5Fencoding=UTF8)

Gemma

[Helene]

I have also tried another method – not mentioned her. Art Masking Fluid – something I use when I paint with watercolors. I am very new to CP so I have not used it much on the pictures I have done (I have mostly used the tape). But if you want real fine lines (like hair) it is very good. Like using the tape you must be very careful not to ruin the paper. I use a special pen to put it on (I don’t know the English name for it – sorry) – but I have read that other artist use a very thin crochet hook. When I remove the Masking Fluid I use a palette knife (the flat side) moving it in the same direction as the stroke of Masking Fluid. And it is a god thing to try it on practise paper before you start using on a picture.

Helene