I also don’t recall if I ever did the stabby thing… probably.
But I did get my hands on one of those weird putty erasers that artists use for fine point erasure or whatever they are actually for (didn’t work very well, anyway). I used to use that stuff to make little sculptures in class. If it hadn’t been slightly elastic it would have worked very well for it.
The putty erasers work for graphite/charcoal. They need some warming (kneading) to work well. They aren’t great on generic paper but work better on the thicker and rougher fancy drawing paper.
I also don’t recall if I ever did the stabby thing… probably.
But I did get my hands on one of those weird putty erasers that artists use for fine point erasure or whatever they are actually for (didn’t work very well, anyway). I used to use that stuff to make little sculptures in class. If it hadn’t been slightly elastic it would have worked very well for it.
The putty erasers work for graphite/charcoal. They need some warming (kneading) to work well. They aren’t great on generic paper but work better on the thicker and rougher fancy drawing paper.