kneaded eraser
Moldable art eraser
A kneaded eraser is a soft, pliable eraser made of a putty-like material that can be shaped by hand.
Artists use them for graphite and charcoal because they lift pigment without leaving residue or damaging paper.
Unlike standard erasers, they don't wear down—you knead them to expose clean material: She shaped her kneaded eraser to a point for highlights.
Capable of being shaped
- moldableCapable of being shaped
- shapeableAble to be molded
- softYielding to touch
- flexibleAble to bend freely
supple · workable · stretchable · kneadable · pliant · elastic · manipulatable · warm
Making rough drawings
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- graphiteCrystalline carbon allotrope
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
- blendingCombining into uniformity
drawing · drafting · smudging · highlighting · illustration · pencil · pastel · toning
malleable
Capable of being shaped
flexible · supple · workable · stretchable · kneadable · pliant · elastic · manipulatable · warm · tacky
sketching
Making rough drawings
blending · drawing · drafting · smudging · highlighting · illustration · pencil · pastel · toning · rendering
lift
Mechanism for vertical transport
- lightenMake less heavy
- subtractiveInvolving removal or reduction
- correctionFixing of mistakes
clean · remove · highlight · adjust · dab · press · absorb · pull · pickup · tone
modeling
Simulating or demonstrating form
pinch · twist · stretch · pull · flatten · roll · ball · point · custom · contour
- art suppliesbrush, paints, pencil, easel, canvas
- drawing suppliespencil, charcoal, graphite, chalk, pastel
- erasers
- drafting toolscompass, T-square, protractor, triangle, ruler
- squishy thingsmarshmallow, stress ball, sponge, slime, Play-Doh
- figure drawingfigure drawing, life drawing, figure study, figure model, life model