Koh-I-Noor Kneadable Eraser

Oh, boy, where have these things been all my life? I've been using this eraser since last year (it's had quite a lot of use now) and it's fantastic at lifting graphite. It can be shaped into a little point for accurate erasing and leaves no residue or bits behind on the page.It will happily mop up a LOT of graphite, as long as it's not too dark or ingrained into the paper. So, as long as you keep your sketching lines 'reasonably' light, this eraser will remove them COMPLETELY, leaving no trace of graphite behind AT ALL. And you know what that means: you can sketch endlessly, erasing and redrawing, until your drawing is EXACTLY what you want it to be. Thanks to this eraser, I now feel confident that as long as I have enough time to work and rework I can draw ANYTHING. Also, if you ink over the top of your graphite drawing, you can then go over the ink with this eraser and any initial pencil work will be eradicated leaving a perfect, clean inking.By the way, ultimately (after, say, several weeks of use), it will absorb too much graphite, at which point you can just wash it under the tap using ordinary household soap. That will restore it to its orginal condition.Also, just in case you're wondering, it can be used to some degree on charcoal or pastel (or similar) but it won't erase them particularly well. But then nothing does really. It's just the nature of those chalkier tools and not the eraser's fault!All in, then, as far as I'm concerned, this eraser is a little gem. I use it with a Staedtler Mars Lumograph Grade F pencil and feel it's a winning combination. Note: anything darker than F or HB, on white paper, and the eraser probably won't remove it completely, and will instead just lighten it a lot.One last thing, a warning really. I was slightly disappointed to find that the eraser is not that gorgeous aqua-greenish blue that it appears to be in the picture. It's more of a dull greyish blue. Just thought you might want to know so that you're not disappointed when you unwrap it. All in, though, a delightful and amazingly useful purchase. I don't think it's going overboard to say that kneadable erasers are one of professional artists' top trade-secrets.

This is a great product and I wouldn't be without it but it's not a kneadable putty rubber. As you use it, it crumbles and falls away. It never goes back together as a kneadable esaser would. Having said that, it's the best eraser I've found to date.

Wow. They're just like bits of blu-tack. I was like, WTF?Now, i love these beauties. They are FANTASTIC (super efficient with graphite, charcoal and colour pencil), and mostly, the don't CRUMB.But I was disgusted, they get grubbier and grubbier. Can't they be cleaned?But it seems, what's the point? They don't deteriorate, they don't need cleaning. They continue to work charmingly. They come apart, and all you do is stick it back together.Do as others do since they're cheap as chips, and buy a load. You can replace them when they are resemble bits of coal, though they will still work well - it's quite magical. Or, if you love them as much as me, replace them only if you lose them.Great for stress, they can be 'kneaded' into all shapes. But if you've hot hands/constitution, the rubber can become sticky. So not recommended for fingering if this is your condition.

This is a small kneadable eraser in a plastic box. It was one of the cheapest offered. It is quite small but I like the fact that they come in a little box as that is useful to keep it in and so far it appears to work. Not sure how long it will last but they were cheap enough so I have since bought a couple more of them

I'm finding this to be an adequate eraser but not the best that I've ever used.This one is a bit on the hard side which means that it takes a little more time in getting it to the shape you want. It also means that you can put a little bit more pressure on it than a softer putty eraser so you have more control.It rubs out nicely with no mess. It picks up a lot of colour from coloured pencils too but doesn't completely erase them. Comes in useful when you've just started with a shade and realise it's the wrong one.It has a useful case but for some reason they put a hole in it so fluff will get in. Also the case is quite thin and once you've started using the eraser, the eraser becomes quite misshapen so you have to squash it back into the case.For me this eraser is a bit too hard and dry and I probably won't buy it again. I prefer them a tad more malleable and a little less dry without being sticky. I hope it softens up with more use or perhaps I will get more used to it..