Carving techniques

[Guest spartacus1212]

Are people using their pencils to sketch out lines on soap, or what other techniques are people using? Has anyone tried a fine-tip permanent marker?

[Guest johnwoo19]

I use a pencil. The marker they give you has too blunt of an end in my opinion.

[Guest slysniper]

Dont use mechanical pencils, cuz you are not allowed on the real DAT.

[Guest Dent08]

I wrote the DAT at U of C a few years ago and we were allowed to use our own mechanical pencils. Probably a good idea to practice with a normal pencil just in case.

[Guest babytooth]

When I wrote the DAT at the U of C, they wouldn't let us use mechanical pencils... so yeah, I'd definately practice both ways. Have you tried your black marker?

[Guest spartacus1212]

hmm, interesting. Does anyone know for sure whether we can use our own pencils/markers? I've tried the black fine point permanent marker ("sharpie") and it works like a charm - it doesn't rub off and I find it a little easier then the pencil...but I suppose meaningless if we can't use it...

[Guest Dent08]

You can either use a sharpie or a regular pencil. They will provide both. You can choose which one you prefer.