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    What is the easiest way to remove colored pencils?
    Veronica Winters
    Figurative Artist
    Veronica Winters is a Figurative Artist who owns an online art gallery and studio in Naples, Florida. With over 20 years of experience, Veronica specializes in surreal figurative oil paintings and colored pencil drawings. In 2022, she won the Award for Distinction at the 30th Annual Colored Pencil Society of America International Exhibition. Veronica is also a published author of two art books: How to Color Like an Artist and The Colored Pencil Manual. She received her BFA in Studio Art at Oklahoma State University and her MFA in Painting at Pennsylvania State University. Veronica also studied classical drawing at the Grand Central Academy of Art and the Art Students League of New York.
    Figurative Artist
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    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.
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    How do you erase pencil without damaging paper?
    Veronica Winters
    Figurative Artist
    Veronica Winters is a Figurative Artist who owns an online art gallery and studio in Naples, Florida. With over 20 years of experience, Veronica specializes in surreal figurative oil paintings and colored pencil drawings. In 2022, she won the Award for Distinction at the 30th Annual Colored Pencil Society of America International Exhibition. Veronica is also a published author of two art books: How to Color Like an Artist and The Colored Pencil Manual. She received her BFA in Studio Art at Oklahoma State University and her MFA in Painting at Pennsylvania State University. Veronica also studied classical drawing at the Grand Central Academy of Art and the Art Students League of New York.
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    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.
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    How can I erase colored pencil if I have no eraser?
    Elia Guthrie
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    You should try the tape and/or the rubber band method. It works pretty well when you don't have an eraser.
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    Unfortunately I don't have any of those resources at the moment. Is there any other way I can erase it?
    Community Answer
    Try a rubber band. Make sure it is clean and test it out first using the above techniques.
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    What can I use to erase colored pencil in large amounts?
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    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.
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    What can I do if there is still a mark where I erased it?
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    Try erasing it again. If you still can't get the mark erased, use another method.
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    What if you already erased it but theirs still a stain?
    Community Answer
    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.
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    How do I get pencil marks off the wall?
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    You can use an eraser, or you can use a magic eraser to get the pencil marks off the wall.
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    I need to erase colored pencil on colored paper, but when I use the tape method, my paper tears off. What can I do?
    Community Answer
    There are erasable colored pencils that you can buy. Try drawing more lightly before actually starting.
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    What method will erase colored pencils and not ruin the paper?
    Community Answer
    Try the kneaded eraser. If that doesn't work, use the colored pencil eraser.
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    What do I do if the tape trick doesn't work when erasing colored pencils?
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    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.
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    How do I use a regular eraser to erase colored pencil?
    Community Answer
    You can use first use the tape method, then use a regular eraser to erase the colored pencil that is left.
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    Can I follow this guide with an eraser from the dollar store?
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    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.
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