Some time ago I came across images on the internet of artists who used an eraser in pen form. Now I had seen and used pen erasers before, but this was a finely executed model that you could use to erase in a very precise way. I found out it was a Tombow's Mono Zero they used. I never had heard of a brand called Tombow. Tombow turned out to be a Japanese company that manufactures writing instruments. As they say themselves; A Japanese family company for the creative world.
What makes this eraser so handy. A good eraser is an indispensable tool for any artist anyway. An good eraser that does not stain, damages your paper and erases naturally is a basic requirement. But often erasers are rather to large, bulky and not made for the fine work. If an eraser is new, you can still work precisely with the corners and straight sides. But after some erasing, they are also gone quickly. Cropping with a knife brings new possibilities, but it also quickly erases your eraser. Kneading erasers can be kneaded in a point or into a narrow model, but really good erasing is not always the thing.
With the Mono Zere you just always have a fine eraser that you can use with precision. And sometimes cropping is necessary, but only if you really need a narrow surface at that moment.
The Mono Zero you can get, as far as I know, in two models. A round one of 2.3 mm width and a square version of 2.5 x 5 mm. I have both versions but I only use the round one. As soon as I want to get bigger, I take a regular eraser.
Within a graphite pencil drawing you always want to have white highlights somewhere. In hair , on lips, the twinkle in an eye, the Mono Zero is well suited for that. Sharp edges next to gray hatches are easy to make because of this.
Because of all these options, the Mono Zero became my favorite eraser.
Details next to shading
Twinkle in an eye
High lights in hair
Spare fillings and what is left from the old one
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