Q&A for How to Erase Colored Pencil

Well, first of all, you need to know that you can't erase colored pencils completely, especially when the line or shading are very strong. However, a great tool for erasing is the Tombow mono eraser—it gets deep into the surface and is so small that it allows for a very precise erasing in some delicate areas.

Overall, avoid erasing colored pencil with lots of pressure because it alters the paper's surface. If your paper is low quality and very thin, it can screw up the appearance of your drawing.

You should try the tape and/or the rubber band method. It works pretty well when you don't have an eraser.

Try a rubber band. Make sure it is clean and test it out first using the above techniques.

Use either the vinyl eraser method or the colored pencil eraser method. If there's still stains, use the kneaded eraser or the tape method to clean the areas that you couldn't erase with the first round of erasing. Keep doing it until it's as white as you like.

Try erasing it again. If you still can't get the mark erased, use another method.

There isn't much that can be done but just keep erasing. Beware of the fact that erasing it too hard can crumple or even tear the paper. Maybe try out the tape method or the rubber band.

You can use an eraser, or you can use a magic eraser to get the pencil marks off the wall.

There are erasable colored pencils that you can buy. Try drawing more lightly before actually starting.

Try the kneaded eraser. If that doesn't work, use the colored pencil eraser.

You can try again using another method. Try to use a normal eraser and erase gently for a couple of minutes, to the point the color becomes unnoticeable.

You can use first use the tape method, then use a regular eraser to erase the colored pencil that is left.

It really depends on the eraser. Everyone knows that things bought at the dollar store are cheap most of them are somewhere between $1 - $10, and that should be enough to buy a pretty good eraser the most likely one that you might find would probably be a Pentel hy-polymer eraser. But it depends on the store. You can follow this guide with any eraser. Even if you aren't sure about your eraser, it'll still be worth a try since it definitely won't hurt you, but it might very well help you.