As silverpointweb.com writes, "Silverpoint drawings have been described as elegant, delicate, and precise. They display the "hand of the artist" more than perhaps any other medium, and are more completely archival than any other; drawings from the late Medieval period through the Renaissance have survived to the present without damage due to the inertness and permanence of the materials. Although it is true that the process of creating a silverpoint drawing in the way of the "Old Masters" is time-consuming, the end result is well worth the effort. And there is something about the medium that encourages precision, depth, control and richness."

There is no erasing with silverpoint, which gives the viewer the ability to see everything drawn from beginning to end. It really is a special and beautiful drawing medium, not to mention an uncommon one, which makes it even more intriguing.