What is the lead made from?

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

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

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

Can you draw on top of this with pen?

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.

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?

Hello, I found some info on the Non-Photo Blue Pencils SKETCHER NON-PHOTO BLUE PENCILS Page 9 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
Grip Type	smooth
Pencil Lead Degree (Hardness)	HB
Material Type	High-Quality Plastic/Composite
Number of Items	1
Size	1 count (Pack of 1)
Point Type	Fine
Line Size	0.9mm
Ink Color	Blue
Manufacturer Part Number	903.302

Caran d'Ache Sketcher Non-Photo Blue 2 Pc Blister Card (903.302 )

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