Question 1

What is the lead made from?

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It's not lead, it's a specially crafted blue pigment.

Question 2

is this "non-photo"? meaning if i draw with it and then photo scan it, it will not be visible to the scanner?

Accepted Answer

on my printer it does not show also on scans. I have HP printer/scan

Question 3

Can you draw on top of this with pen?

Accepted Answer

Yes, I would suggest a light touch when drawing as the lead is soft, or you can use a kneaded eraser to lightly pick up some of the blue pigment once you've completed the sketch, enough that it's lightened but still visible, then move to pen and ink.
-Nick A.

Question 4

Is the blue just not picked up by scanners at all or do you need to go in after and erase them using Photoshop or something?

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Hello, I found some info on the Non-Photo Blue Pencils

SKETCHER NON-PHOTO BLUE PENCILS
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What’s a SKETCHER
 Non-Photo Blue Pencil?
• It’s an art pencil used for rough sketches by
cartoonists, comic-strip artists, film animators,
illustrators and graphic designers.
• It’s a unique blue color that disappears when
reproduced in a photocopy.
• It’s easily erasable.
Caran d’Ache was asked to produce a Non-Photo
Pencil by animators that were dissatisfied with the
competitive pencils. Previously, available brands
either appeared when copied, were too waxy
resisting pen & ink, or they weren’t erasable.
The Caran d’Ache Sketcher Pencil was designed
to overcome all three issues. In addition, the Caran
d’Ache Sketcher is a high quality artist grade
6B sketching pencil that covers several times
the surface of competing brands due to its high
concentration of Swiss and German pigments.
The Sketcher Pencil is made with FSC (Forest
Stewardship Council) Grade 1 California straight
grain cedar and the cores are glued over the entire
length of the pencil, so that the core is breakresistant and never falls out during sharpening. The
water-based varnish on the barrel of the pencil is
non-toxic and biodegradable. A high quality eraser is
attached to each pencil, and the color shade of blue
is visible to many people who are color blind.
The Caran d’Ache Sketcher Non-Photo pencil can be
manipulated with software programs used by many
of today’s graphic artists, animators and cartoonists.
The ideal sketching tool
for artists, cartoonist, film
animators, architects,
illustrators and designers
Sold as two SKETCHER
pencils per blistercard
Draw a rough
sketch using the
Sketcher pencil.
Then ink over the
basic drawing.
Notice the soft
lead is not waxy.
Now erase a
small area. It
doesn’t smudge.
When the drawing
is scanned or
photo reproduced
the blue lines
disappear!
The coloring
process can now
be completed
over the blue line
sketch or over
a newly printed
drawing from
the photocopied
image.

Manufacturer	Cell Distributors
Brand	Caran d'Ache
Item Weight	0.64 ounces
Product Dimensions	5 x 1 x 1 inches
Item model number	903.302
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer	No
Color	Blue
Closure	Snap
Pencil Lead Degree (Hardness)	HB
Material Type	Plastic
Number of Items	1
Size	2 Count (Pack of 1)
Point Type	Fine
Line Size	0.9mm
Ink Color	Blue
Manufacturer Part Number	903.302

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