Learner Kevin
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Eraser techniques
I have a question about how others use the mono zero eraser. Now I love this eraser and it works great. However, it never seems to work as well for me as it does for the artists in the videos I’m watching. For instance, I am on the texture portion of the drawing course. I just completed the wood section and I’m working on Stone. When…
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Hola😄 según dice el tutor se debe aplicar el grafito por capas suaves que no penetre en el papel y así debería funcionar bien el mono zero, a mi me pasaba lo mismo pero poco a poco me va saliendo
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I clean mine when the this is black. With a sendpaper added to a wood thing.
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Yo limpio la goma en la cinta con la que pego el papel, creo que nuestro problema es que vamos directo a los grafitos muy intensos, lo que explico en post es lo de las capas primero las suaves hasta llegar al tono deseado también creo que es verdad lo que dices lo hacemos demasiado fuerte.
Aunque veamos que el tono de el dibujo de ali es… Read more
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Erika is absolutely right about the layers being applied lightly so that the graphite is not deeply imbedded into the paper. Also frequent cleaning of the eraser is necessary and cleaning it on masking tape stuck to your drawing board works well.
I recently purchased some Derwent brand graphite pencils from Amazon and they seemed to be softer…
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Hi Kevin 😊
Sorry for the delay in my response, I was a bit busy with my wedding.
This is actually a very common issue, so you’re not doing anything wrong.
The main difference you’re noticing comes down to pressure, surface buildup, and timing. In videos, it can look like the eraser stays clean, but in reality it does pick up graphite… Read more1 - View more comments
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