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Scraps and a new eraser

September 29, 2015 by Lin Kerr 3 Comments

You know all those little scraps – well they make great gift tags or cards. Mine are even gessoed, because these were demonstration letters.
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And then there is this wonderful new eraser. When I first heard of a battery eraser years ago when I read about how Sheila Waters had used it in her alphabet roundel, I thought it sounded weird. Why can’t you just rub the ordinary way?

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Well, here’s why: It has a tiny eraser, about 3mm in diameter and you hold it still and it only rubs out where you are holding it – without smearing.Actually when I tried rubbing while using it, it did smear, so keep it in one place. It’s great for fine-detail painting and having used it I would now say it’s essential.

We even managed to get carbon-traced letters off a gesso-surface with it. And its not expensive and you can buy refills. Moreover, it will fit into a Christmas cracker.

 

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Comments

  1. Anne Hercock says

    September 29, 2015 at 7:11 am

    Wonderful for creating highlights/ shading in work in pencil too. And as you do so much for child artists – kids LOVE them!

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  2. Ann says

    September 29, 2015 at 9:08 am

    Hi Lin, I have used this Derwent eraser and it is very useful but, as you say, it can smear. There is another, pen-sized eraser on the market from Tombow, they are on Amazon. These are very useful for delicate and precise erasing and I haven’t experienced any smudging with it.
    Kind regards
    Ann

    PS Love the blog!

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    • Lin says

      September 29, 2015 at 5:35 pm

      Hi Ann
      I am a real fan of Tombow producrts and the stick glue is fantastic. It is gel-like and doesn’t get dry like other stick glues. When I did my wedding stationery it worked where no other glue would have worked. PVA would have cockled the card, except in minute quantities. Tombow is usually only available online because stationers tend to go with one supplier e.g. Bostik or Uhu.
      So this is good to know. I presume it does not have a battery, but if it works that is the most important aspect. All this info. only creates needs we didn’t know we had!
      Lin

      Reply

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