Getting Started
What are the three things you need to get started using a whiteboard?
1. Whiteboard
Whiteboards have different surfaces such as enameled metal, glass, or melamine. There are electronic smartboards that also save your work. You can get different sizes of whiteboards with or without a frame.
2. Markers
Be sure to use only dry erase markers. They often are chisel pointed.
Avoid markers not made to use on a whiteboard such as permanent markers, transparency markers, or washable markers.
3. Erasers
Erasers are more important than you might think. You will need to keep a marker in one hand and an eraser in the other so you can remove misspellings or marks that are out of line as you sketch.
Use a felt bottom marker to remove most of the dry erase ink from the white board when you are done sketching. Next, use a cleaning wipe (tub of Clorox wipes from cleaning supplies store) to remove any traces of the ink. Then, dry the whiteboard with a paper towel. Dry erase markers won’t write on a wet surface.
Note that the whiteboard needs to be as clean as possible so it is easy to see your work. In order to have a great photograph, the whiteboard needs to have a white surface. You may be recording your work for use later in PowerPoint decks, or in videos.
If there is a stain or ink in a scratch on the whiteboard, you can use a magic eraser (see cleaning supplies in the grocery store) to remove the marks.
Click the NEXT red arrow to learn how to draw the cleaning wipe container. Click the NEXT red arrow again to learn how to draw the roll of paper towels.
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