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Infinitely Reusable Tracing Paper
HEYtrace+, made of silicone
A startup called HEYii claims they've developed infinitely reusable tracing paper. Called HEYtrace+, it's not actually paper at all, but a 0.5mm-thick silicone sheet with some type of proprietary coating; the company says it's nontoxic and allows you to erase the sheet using water (though they say 75% alcohol does a better job).
You are somewhat limited to what you can draw with: The surface doesn't react well with pencils or oil-based markers. You can use alcohol-based markers like Copics, dry-erase markers, ballpoint pens, and water-based ink pens.
The sheets come in A4 (8.3 x 11.7 inches) and A3 (11.7 x 16.5 inches). Oddly, both are priced the same: $35 each, with discounts available if you buy multiples ($99 gets you a 4-pack, for instance). The sheets come with a cleaning cloth and a piece of test material, if you want to try out a writing utensil to see if it will erase, without ruining the actual sheet.
HEYtrace+ has been successfully Kickstarted, and there are nine days left in the campaign. They expect to start shipping them this April.
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OK, I'm being obtuse here probably but I just don't get this. I used to use tracing paper as a way of copying a drawing then using the tracing to transfer that to a second sheet, where I could alter it etc. These days I use a light box for the same reason - I or my students can use plain paper + lightbox as easily as I would once have used tracing paper. I don't see how this product works at all - there doesn't seem to be a method of transferring the traced image to a new sheet, but I assume the tracing isn't intended to be the final and permanent medium? Maybe it's just my dinosaur thinking, or perhaps it's more the norm in, say, universities, design studios etc for artwork/design work to be exclusively digital. If so then I sort of get it - trace, amend, scan, erase, repeat.. I'm a teacher (K-12 equivalent) and my students still sketch on paper, with CAD for dimensioned, 'blueprint' drawings later. I'm not so old that I'm completely devoid of digital skills, but I am old enough to still prefer to work with and on physical media...
Yeah, I had the same thought. I think they're pitching it more as a way to use the same templates over and over for things like practicing writing/drawing or ideating repeatedly. And then I guess you just take a photo of it if you want to save what you created?