What IS this STRANGE Art Supply? - *It's not what you think!*

[@sketchypunkin8936]

Another awesome professional review! The eraser shield is used often by architects and engineers while drafting, but you made some fun patterns and rain today! What you might want to do is make your own eraser shield with custom patterns. I've done this using thick plastic (like from the side of a milk jug), drawn a shape I liked and then cut it out with an exacto blade. It makes a great stencil. Thank you for the great videos! We look forward to every one! And now KZbin recommends the 100 year old pencil video.... Off to binge watch your videos!

[@enchantedviolinart]

Ooh! That’s a really cool idea!

[@henrietteoberholzer2378]

You use an eraser shield in technical drawings to erase mistakes without ruining the rest of your work. We mostly use it to save us time from having to correct more mistakes from erasing too much.

[@noobartist-programmerlearn2315]

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[@mulanlovesmilo]

You guys have brought so much joy over the years, through good times and bad that sending a few gifts was the least I could do! Thanks for sharing all the positive vibes and yay for Steph getting better! You can blame me for the 10B pencils (can’t forget Adam), pastel poscas, cutetito candy edition, a frosty fairytale Polly pocket, and pastel Holbein pencils, but unfortunately the mystery of the octopus lives on! Much love art friends!

[@DoodleDate]

GASP that's so much, thank you so much for revealing yourself, Elisabeth!! Honestly it means so, so much to us both 😭

[@CleoOlsson]

"Love me despite of my tremor" Steph girl I love you AND your tremor!! It has made me realise perfect lineart is unnecessary for good art, you do you girl

[@enchantedviolinart]

I second this!

[@ashupershpie]

Same. I struggle to draw a straight line and Steph has been so encouraging! ♥️♥️

[@g.t.3186]

I know right! Part of the beauty of art is that it isn't perfect, the little human imperfections are what makes each and every piece more unique :)

[@mikehawk4388]

100%! It's full of character & gives off cozy vibes.❤

[@hueofpurple]

My dad has one of those. He uses it when he is drawing blue prints. He learned the traditional ways of architecture and doing actual drawings of blue print instead of using CAD software. When I was a kid I didn’t know what it was so I definitely used it as a stencil.

[@MsAwesomeify]

I remember using these in school, but i forgot which class. It was for a tech drawing class!

[@jamielynn4187]

Yay doodle date killin it with the uploads! Can’t wait to watch & see what’s goin on!!

[@DoodleDate]

Aaaaa thank you Jamie!! We're feeling super hyped about making videos again rn, feels good!

[@dinguswithonebraincell]

I love that you guys are uploading again. It makes me so happy and it's so inspiring honestly, especially as an artist with chronic health issues too.

[@niamhlovesmh87]

I love these honest PROFESSIONAL reviews so much 😆keep up the good work

[@kaiya4972]

Steph saying “you love me despite of my tremor” hurt. Stephy we love you regardless. Tremor or not we came for the art and stayed for you and Adam.

[@siliconsciousness]

This makes me want to play around with different pencils more. I usually just use a col-erase to sketch and then ink my lines, but maybe I should branch out 🤔

[@KagomeMorino]

The eraser shield is actually really useful for drafting. I use it for general sketching as well. Handy for a small high light like in an eye or something. Just nice to have. Love you guys!

[@magicaleevee843]

14:24 He is the professional pencil man! He is the one who pencils!

[@chubbyjaydraws]

I have one of those,I always called it an eraser guard. Haven’t used it yet though,I might have to find it and use it

[@phedran]

Don't know if you've got one yet but the Tombow Mono Zero Round eraser is my favourite eraser for precision and small details, especially when I do portraiture.

[@SabrinaHawk]

Adam has one I bet that would have worked well with the shield too

[@berglindhammerschmidt6975]

I have mixed feelings about this one. I Used to use one of these erasing things for technical drawing classes, back in the day... It is used to erase really exact lines and make dotted lines and stuff like that. Seeing it used for art like this and with this soft a pencil and also the putty eraser is soooo strange!!!! figures Adam would get exited about it though

[@DoodleDate]

bergie bot!! i assure u, this is a professional review!

[@Brit_Bork]

Im so happy Steph mentioned that the sound of the tortillon gives her goose bumps, i also cant stand the sound of them and they give me the heeby jeebies! Love how you used these tools, if the tool did not say eraser tool i would have thought it was a stencil to draw curves and shapes with not erase! happy to see you are feeling a bit better Steph, we love you and your art so much (you two got me through college tbh)

[@clairebear787]

Great video! also I was just thinking if you use some tape like masking tape over the rest of the metal thing you can get shapes better without accidentally getting the other shapes :)

[@chelsealee3510]

I love the umbrella! So nice to have more uploads form you guys! We are blessed!

[@dees3179]

Would love to see you guys try this again following a tutorial. I loved what you did with it too.

[@dees3179]

No right or wrong with art supplies, just endless options……

[@mikehawk4388]

I think Steph's slightly wobbly lines suit her style great. It reminds me of Charles Schultz's adorable 'Peanuts' art, Bill Waterson's 'Calvin & Hobbes' comics, or Tove Jannson's free-flowing natural 'Moomin' art. I hope that doctors do everything they can to help Steph's wrist feel better, but her style is strong enough for her art to remain super cute & appealing

[@Cherry_sew_sweet]

Hi Adam and Steph! I recently came across your chanel again after about 2 years of not being recommended any of your videos. I've been catching up on uploads and it's been really comforting and inspired me to start drawing again! It's really nice to see how open you both are about your physical and mental health, and it's really helping me manage with my own a lot better. Last year I had a few mobility issues similar to Steph, and I'm hoping to start the process of diagnosis for depression and anxiety soon aswell. It's always great to be reminded you're not alone, I appreciate you both so so much. Thank you for everything you do 💕

[@DoodleDate]

Awww welcome back to our little art corner on the internet!! We took a year off from youtube to focus on my health, but it feels so great to be back again ^__^ Our batteries are recharged and we're feeling super artsy!

[@Chichirinoda]

100/10 editing! I love how you guys can make even the most simple art supplies feel super inspiring!

[@jlpack62]

I started using that exact same erasing shield in architecture school 40+ years ago!!!! I used the shield with the artgum eraser.

[@sssserene]

I actually really like Steph's slightly wobbly lines, the texture gives it a really cool feel, and it's honestly kinda aesthetic imo

[@natford8271]

(Before watching video.) it is an erasing shield but can also be used as a stencil with finely sharpened pencils or small fineliner pens.

[@polythenepam3236]

I haven’t drawn for years now but I always preferred a 6B for the same reason the softness buttery smoothness! back then 6B was the softest I could ever find The putty eraser (bezos) u can kneed it roll it up and roll it across ur pencil work to lighten it in order to ink it

[@joannakk4800]

This is also a tool for old school technical drawings with ink/pencil. It's for lines etc.

[@Specters0rd]

Adam being WHOLESOME

[@liekkivalas]

i sketch with a 6H pencil, because it draws so lightly and is easy to sketch over with a darker pencil or to ink over. also you never need to sharpen it

[@ReptarsaurusRex]

The KZbin algorithm suggested I watch "Life is Difficult.. so let's draw together - Doodles & Tea Returns." Of course I've already seen it😊

[@enchantedviolinart]

I know it’s a good review when it convinces me to want to try a new art material / tool I had no interest in trying before the review! Also the algorithm recommended to me your painting with foil video 😊

[@jaimeillyajoyce6584]

Great to see you guys again, I love drawing and watching your videos. Makes me super productive. :)

[@tacosandtea]

Absolutely lost it at Mad Lad Alert with the maypole dancers. Idk why, but it just made my whole day. :3

[@lisadw1408]

Those are my favorite drawing pencils! My friend gave me a few when I first started drawing; they were my first art pencils.

[@macyweeks9964]

Y’all are so sweet and calming - thank you for all the lovely videos

[@KnightSweeties]

Adam surprised how well Steph is using the shield gives me flashbacks to when Steph is setting up her gouache palette Gouache girl and Pencil Man use their other's mediums better than themselves 😂

[@Goosebelldog]

The editing on this video is just really REALLY ✨ excellent ✨

[@ange1attack]

steph's art style works incredibly well with a nice, thicc pencil! i love it lots! adam's drawing looks great, too! it's so satisfying to see him sketch the umbrella so effortlessly 🥰

[@syver7769]

Omg! I saw the thumbnail and thought " wow, that looks exactly like my sister in her bunad" it so beautiful!

[@TheYoshi3579]

I love what you were able to create with this!! The rain was such a good idea and the dress pattern looked like an actual embroidered pattern. I totally understand hating brush sounds, there are so many sounds and things that are over stimulating for me. Also love the little sad face guy :( doing his best!

[@mjpete27]

Sweet videos guys! I used the eraser shield for my drafting classes and if you want to use only one of the spaces to erase in you can use plain tape to cover the holes you do not want the eraser to erase like the dots Steph wanted to use cover the holes in the shield you do not want the eraser to put up the graphite! Wonderful time with this video, see you in the next one!

[@newshirrt]

staedtler supplies and those erasing stencils bring back terrible memories from when i did two (TWO!!!) semesters of technical drawing in school. also stencils are Not good boys, once i got a very deep cut from one of them digging into my thumb ):

[@reethin2976]

Your editing music whenever bezos and professional review comes up is *chef's kiss* ,Christopher nolan vibes. The reason I like to receive fancy fat barrelled pencils sharpened (charcoals ones too) is because I don't have a big enough sharpener for them and I just sandpaper them sharper. It would be way more difficult if they didn't come a little sharpened

[@thekitsune9759]

thank u for this i had found one in vitange art supply thing was so confused

[@ikea_bear1791]

Looking at the 10B pencils gave me flashbacks 😭 I had a couple back in high school and I did a silly little choice of putting them in my white canvas pencil case 💀 needless to say the entire left side is still grey

[@ajnayup2821]

I have to say your editing skills and commentary in it are always my favorite!

[@carolineelaine7020]

In school I used to do hand drafting for my technical theatre class and wow that eraser shield reminded me of that! everything had to be super precise so that eraser shield was so helpful for fixing teenie tiny mistakes

[@dees3179]

Yes, that’s what I use it for. That little bit where I strayed into the wrong area. Very useful.

[@hvitperle]

the bunad turned out beautiful!!

[@caniusethisname1880]

Hey, I don't know if you'll see this, but try ordering your Mitsubishi pencil from cultpens (I'm in the UK too)... The Mitsubishi are around £4 each but I've never experienced a broken lead, I use them to test out different brands etc :) they have a load of choice with pretty cheap postage... hope this helps! My go to pencil for sketching is the tombow mono graph mechanical pencil and then pick my lines with my rotring 600..the tombow mono eraser is great too as are there regular pencils... But I'm a sucker for mechanical because...sharpening.

[@3lliephant]

“I’ll have a little swatch DOWN here” *goes up*

[@alexandraelenacristea]

my tip from using an eraser shield, you can use a piece of tape to cover up the holes that you dont wat to erase from, to avoid sad face accidents :D

[@jasonyesmarc309]

I AM NOT ALONE WITH SWEEPING BRUSHES. I HAAAAAAATE THEM. It's like a full-body pain when I hear one.

[@DoodleDate]

AGREED, it a full on assault whenever people get those out in public haha!! It feels AWFUL.

[@liesbethartlife]

Your professional reviews are the best ! Ps, Adam Staedtler sells these lumograph pencils also in a 12b version ;) so even softer

[@teresathompson393]

I will definitely have to get me one of those, eraser shield thing. Thank you for sharing ❤😄

[@otaku11bts23]

I needed this for my interior design class

[@dallleekah4035]

JUST GOT OUT OF THE SHOWER AND GOT THIS NOTIFICATION NO TIME TO DRY MY HAIR MUST WATCH NOW

[@FeebleSkylight]

I was happy to hear the “pa-paya” song from FFXIV 😆 Great review!

[@SweetWaru]

I am so happy to watching these vidoes again T A T love you guys sooo much, you two inspire me so much when I want to draw buts its impossible, thank you for being the best teatchers and cutest internett parents for lots of people

[@melodyofamaya5418]

I love the background music LOL. I was playing FFXIV while watching this and was like :O did they change the Citystate Tracks again?

[@shadufdoodles]

Ohhh as soon as I saw the umbrella and shading the background I knew and that’s such a good idea

[@DoodleDate]

That makes sense because clarissa knows it all, do u get it?? 📺 👀

[@shadufdoodles]

@@DoodleDate ah yeah the show i was named after XD

[@SabrinaHawk]

@@shadufdoodles that’s so funny, given my name is Sabrina, Melissa Joan heart fan club in the comments

[@amandanovak8953]

I feel ya steph, I hate a lot of sounds too but my main one is when people tap their nails on stuff. It makes my skin crawl :

[@FandomTOBY]

Adam you said Staedtler correctly (in the English way that is)! So no worries in German you'd say it as Städler ( the AE in staedtler is an alternative way to write out Ä )

[@Taterniac]

I love it...your right, Steph has a great art style. Personally I love it.

[@bardsonly6069]

it recommended I watch the octopus video again and the pencil drawing playlist

[@EmoNightDragon]

Bunad is correct, your pronunciation tho Adam 👏🤣

[@jocelynecupcake]

I love that little tool shape stencil tho xD I wanna see you guys try it with paint also

[@EmoNightDragon]

Drawings turned out cute btw ☺️

[@deargato]

I never liked using tortillions because of the scratchy noise they make so I would just use my finger to smudge haha it sounds like nails on chalkboard just thinking about it I’ve got goosebumps

[@Ricky_Rose]

I’m curious. Steph do you experience the same level of discomfort with willow charcoal. In my drawing class people would use it so hard it squeaked and personally it made my bones want to jump out of my body. Do you also experience symptoms with textures. I love hearing the neurodivergent perspectives when it comes to sensory things. I loved the effects you got from the eraser sheild!!

[@stubscrub]

This is great with electric erasers it great for making patters out if pencil work!

[@DoodleDate]

oooo Adam had an electric eraser years ago, I couldn't control it in the slightest AHAH. It was like a power tool!!

[@koncept576]

Ooh, I think you will use it to make the ripples in water! The pole could be either an umbrella or a fishing pole :D

[@Gantorin]

I did not send the items, but I pronounce it as (stayed-lur). Not sure if right.

[@hannaunderwater6202]

I’ve been recommended: the fanciest art supply Loved the rain idea, really simple but cute concept :)

[@anjakritzelkram5544]

Staedtler does pencils up to 12B and special black ones up to 8 B.

[@katarinaholik]

you really manage to make professional reviews fun 😀

[@EmoNightDragon]

Guessing what you're going to try with the eraser shield: Make a striped or dotted pattern on the characters outfit 🤔

[@countermelody167]

Dear Steph and Adam, Do you still have the PO box open? I would love to send you stuff and things. Maybe mystery box style like good old days! Not sure. I can't find the PO box info anywhere!! Love, A person with too many art supplies on their hands.

[@beckybadzek1637]

Steph and Adam, I would ❤ to know the address where to send you some goodies as well! 🥰

[@fwogboy]

... alright, you got me. i didnt think it would be an eraser template XD

[@Fabii1770]

lol the sad smiley face edits, with the sad music made me laugh for hard!

[@fwogboy]

hmmm i think you could make a polka-dot texture on the shirt with it! i'm excited to see what you actually end up doing :eyes:

[@Pixiewithpens]

the algorithm thinks im gonna love the himi gouache video, which is spooky because ive been sitting here at my desk all day thinking of getting that very gouache out when im done working...........

[@sydd418]

love the drawings they always turn out adorable! can always count on doodle date to make my day a little better :’)

[@maren-emilie6055]

When I tell you I JUMPED when I heard bunad oh my god my heart skipped a beat lol

[@silva774]

This is so cool, although I'm not a huge fan of pencils and the sound of blending sticks make my hair stand on end :D You both made such cool things and were so creative with the stencil thing

[@rebeccajohnston1542]

Will you be making valentine's cards this year? Or maybe make a tissue paper bouquet? Both your health permitting of course.

[@SorrensSorrow]

I took drafting in high school. My eraser shield is 43 yrs old and still looks new lol

[@Bloomkyaaa]

What camera do you guys use? Just wondering... I can't imagine using a 10B pencil, it just seems too dark!

[@kparkiart5067]

Can't wait to see when my gift comes up on a video! ❤️

[@jivoochi]

Sending good Monday vibes from across the pond!

[@DoodleDate]

Merry Monday to you too Lauren!! ^__^

[@beckybadzek1637]

@Adamo- being our pencil professional expert here....would you be able to tell me the difference between F, H, HB and B pencils??? I always get them confused😕

[@k.allen007]

As an engineer it was exactly what I thought it was lol. But I am also aware that most people have no concept of an eraser shield lol

[@jeremywilson5276]

It's so nice having you guys back doing regular uploads again this video gives me og Doodle date vibes I've watched you guys from your 3rd video and you both mean a lot to me through my rough teenage years like I watched every single video at least a couple of hundred time and that's not an exaggeration and every live stream to I couldn't wait to get home and have a cup of tea and beng you guy's for hours and Doodle at my desk those where some of my favorite moments in my life so thank you for being the silly couple that made me laugh with your funny stuffed and real animal friends you make me so happy to be alive. 💙

[@DoodleDate]

Oh my goodness this post made me feel emotional, thank you so much for sticking with us for so long over the years Jeremy! We feel so blessed to have you in our little art bubble!!

[@jeremywilson5276]

@@DoodleDate I'm glad to be apart of the art family with you guys .You guys are the friends I feel like I never had.

[@lordoffrogsinbogs]

I didn't even know 10B pencils were a thing until I was in a figure drawing class lol!

[@3lliephant]

One of my big autist traits is the sensory processing of everything. It’s nice to be able to relate to someone else!

[@DaughterOfSappho]

Excellent review!

[@re_animatedabby6791]

Is there a way we can send u art supplies?

[@Howdyasdo]

Related alot with that intro

[@NefliteArts]

You two are so cute :3 I never used 10B pencils I guess :o And never used an eraser shield either :D thanks for this awesome professional review!

[@salviaexpedition]

I think nicest smudging tool is artist chamois. They are kind of a piece of cloth used for smudging. I think the noise they make hurts my ears less than the paper sticks.

[@SabrinaHawk]

Oh with like the cloth that comes with a new pair of eyeglasses?

[@salviaexpedition]

@@SabrinaHawk I don’t know exactly what kind of fabric comes with new glasses😅 but my art teacher had said that you can try different kinds of cloth. Of course the cloth gets dirty and worn out, so don’t use anything you want to keep clean

[@salviaexpedition]

The artist chamois is thick and soft moccasin leather kind of fabric, but use what works for you.

[@iisjah]

i hope the idea is a dark cryptid with a smile done with the eraser stencil xD