Caran d'Ache Sketcher Non-photo Blue Pencil 2-pack

The Caran d'Ache Sketcher Non-photo Blue is a specialized layout pencil engineered for comic book illustrators, animators, graphic designers, and sketch artists working with ink and digital scanning workflows. The light blue pigment sits outside the color spectrum detected by office photocopiers, digital flatbed scanners, and black-and-white camera filters — meaning structural sketch lines, construction grids, and rough layout marks disappear completely when artwork is digitized in grayscale or line-art mode. No erasing required, and the drawing paper stays undamaged.

The fine, dry core writes cleanly without leaving a greasy or waxy residue and accepts black drawing ink, fineliners, calligraphy markers, and heavy graphite overlays without repelling or causing bleed. Each pencil includes a white eraser tip for quick layout corrections. The hexagonal cedar barrel prevents rolling on slanted animation lightboxes. Sold as a 2-pack.

Specifications

• Format: 2-pack
• Core type: Fine, dry non-photo blue — clean, non-greasy application
• Digital transparency: Fully disappears during grayscale and black-and-white digital scanning
• Inking compatibility: Accepts drawing ink, fineliners, calligraphy markers, and graphite overlays without repelling or bleeding
• Eraser: White eraser tip on each pencil
• Casing: Hexagonal premium cedar wood barrel
• Origin: Swiss Made, Geneva

FAQ

• What is a non-photo blue pencil used for? It is used to draw rough structural sketches, construction lines, and layout grids beneath final inked artwork. Because the blue tone is not picked up by scanners or photocopiers in black-and-white mode, the underlying sketch disappears when the finished artwork is digitized — eliminating the need to erase pencil lines before scanning.
• Will the blue lines disappear on all scanners? The non-photo blue formula is designed to disappear during grayscale and black-and-white line-art scanning modes on standard digital flatbed scanners and photocopiers. Results may vary on color scans or with specialist scanning equipment — always test on your specific setup first.
• Can ink be applied directly over the non-photo blue lines? Yes. The dry, non-greasy core accepts drawing ink, fineliners, and calligraphy markers cleanly without the ink repelling or spreading into the pencil line.
• Is the eraser tip effective for correcting layout lines? Yes. The white eraser tip on each pencil handles quick corrections to the light blue layout marks during the sketching phase before inking begins.