Stump (drawing)
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A stump or blending stump is a pencil-shaped tool used by artists to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, Conté crayon, pencil or other drawing media.[1] It is usually made of soft paper that is tightly wound into a stick and sanded to a point at both ends.[1] By its use, gradations and evenly-shaded tones can be produced.
Stumps are typically made of paper but can also be made of felt or leather. They are sold commercially in a range of sizes suitable for manipulations covering large areas, for operations on a miniature scale, and those in-between. A variant that is not as tightly packed and has a hollow core is called tortillon.
