Keep those fingers clean: Pick up a tortillon or a blending stump to blend, soften, and smudge your creative marks. Made of paper that is compacted and shaped into a pencil-like design, these handheld ...

You’ve purchased your first sketching kit. Congratulations! But you may be wondering about the paper stick that came with it. It’s called a blending stump, and although I’ve touched on its use before, ...

Michael J. of Carson City, NV is the creator of the Blending Stump Pencil, an artist's pencil featuring a clear finish to showcase its natural wood grain and blending stump which is attached via a two ...