An eraser isn't just for erasing! It also allows you to draw in the negative. How it works You are going to open white areas in a grayed-over surface, that is, you are going to erase certain areas down to the white paper, creating areas of light.
What you need to know
A kneaded eraser is used with unstable media such as charcoal, chalk, and sanguine. The classical rubber eraser is better for graphite leads.
You can work in charcoal or graphite.
Depending on how much pressure you apply to the eraser, you will obtain lighter or darker areas.
Tip: shape your eraser into a point to work on your details precisely.
Gray in the area you want to shade.
Go around it gently with your eraser.
Result: you will bring out the contours much more gently than outlining them with a pencil line.
You should definitely test various kinds of erasers: kneaded erasers, classical plastic erasers, rubber erasers and ink erasers. You will obtain a wide range of effects. For example, you can use:
Result: you will bring out the contours much more gently than outlining them with a pencil line.
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