A friend of mine messaged me last night and she was borrowing some swatches then I noticed her avatar.
I thought she vandalized one of the school tables.
Then she said it wasn't a vandal.
It was a knitted eraser.
She was bored with their professor so she shaped her name on it.
And she was kinda serious when she said that.
It cracked me up.
Knitted Eraser.
Just imagine how it would look like.
It was supposed to be KNEADED ERASER.
For sure, some of you are clueless what a kneaded eraser is.
The kneaded eraser (or kneaded rubber eraser) is also well-known. It is usually made of a grey or white pliable material that resembles putty or chewing gum. It functions by "absorbing" and "picking up" graphiteand charcoal particles. It does not wear away and leave behind eraser residue, thus it lasts much longer than other erasers. Kneaded erasers can be shaped with the fingers and used for precision erasing, to create highlights, or for detailing work. It is commonly used to remove light charcoal and light graphite marks in subtractive drawing techniques. However, it is not well-suited to completely erasing large areas, and may smear or stick if it becomes too warm. Though it does not wear away like other erasers, it can become exhausted, unable to absorb any more graphite or charcoal in which case it will start to smear and actually make marks instead of erasing them.
And that made my night.
HAHA.
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