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A new section on the UKCPS website, this is a list
of some tools that you might or might not find useful, with hopefully
some indication of how they might be used and where to get them. Please
bear in mind that the views expressed here are the personal views of
the webmaster,
Bob Ebdon, or other named artists, and should not be attributed to the
UKCPS. If you have anything you wish to add here, or correct, please contact Bob.
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Erasers
I
was once in a shop where a customer asked the lady behind the counter
if you could erase coloured pencil and was told you could not! I jumped
on her. Yes you can - but possibly not completely - some pigments, as
with watercolours, are staining pigments and will only erase with a few
drops of bleach. This is not recommended! Less drastic measures include
those shown here.
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1.
My all time favourite Boys Toy - the battery operated eraser. This is
made by Sakura, and is available from Jacksons Art catalogue
(0870 770 0360)where it is called the Skylite eraser, for around
£35 - but Christmas is coming. You get 10 spare eraser heads,
and 2 aaa batteries are not included. See Angela
Holt's article on how to use this drawing tool.
2.
For a couple of years, the Sakura was the only battery operated eraser
available in this country. Recently Office World have started selling
the Helix version. This is not as good - the rubber part is thinner and
softer, and the motor does not last as long. But .... it is only around
£4!! Get three!!
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June
2005; Stop Press! Jakar
have just
come out with their own battery operated eraser, which is funkier
looking, and costs even less than the Helix - get 5! This is probably
the eraser you will find in the shops now, as the Helix (above) seems
to have disappeared from Staples shelves now.
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3.
Blutack - work it well, dab it onto the cp, and lift. It is tackier
than a putty rubber. Shape it to a point to lift a small area, or roll
it on like a sausage to lift a whole layer of colour. White-tack is preferred by some as it leaves less of a mark.
4.
Putty Rubber - works almost as well as Blutack. Some prefer it as it is
felt to be less oily.
5.
An ordinary plastic eraser will work on most cp - not all. The problem
with it is that it smudges and spreads the cp, pushing it into the
paper. The battery operated eraser lifts pigment as it spins.
6.
Slightly better is a smaller eraser that can be shaped - I like this
one which can be sharpened to a nice edge.
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