Editing Tortillon

{{Short description|A roll of paper used to make smudges on paper for art uses}}
[[File:Tortillon, drawing tool, diagonally arranged.JPG|thumb|A tortillon, a drawing tool used to smudge]]
[[File:Tortillon demonstration.JPG|thumb|A tortillon being used to blend]]

A '''tortillon''' ({{IPAc-en|t|ɔr|ˈ|t|iː|j|ɒ|n}}; also '''blending stump''') is a cylindrical drawing tool, tapered at the end and usually made of rolled paper. It is used by artists to smudge or blend marks made with [[charcoal]], [[Conté crayon]], [[pencil]] or other drawing media.<ref name="Merriam-Webster">{{cite web | title=Definition of TORTILLON | website=Merriam-Webster | date=2024-01-02 | url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tortillon | access-date=2024-01-07}}</ref>

A blending [[Stump (drawing)|stump]] is similar to a tortillon but is longer, more tightly wrapped, and pointed at both ends. Tortillons produce slightly different textures than stumps when blending, and they are hollow, whereas stumps are solid.<ref name="Starforth">{{cite web | last=Starforth | first=Tammy | title=How To Clean A Blending Stump Without Sandpaper? | website=Wayne Arthur Gallery | date=2022-07-25 | url=https://www.waynearthurgallery.com/how-to-clean-a-blending-stump-without-sandpaper/ | access-date=2024-01-07}}</ref>

Cleaning of tortillons and stumps usually involves removing the used outer layer of paper by scraping or rubbing it on an abrasive surface, such as [[sandpaper]], [[carpet]], rubber [[eraser]]s, or an [[emery board]].<ref name="theartleague">{{cite web | title=What's That Thing? Tortillons| website=The Art League | date=2015-10-14 | url=https://www.theartleague.org/blog/2015/10/14/whats-that-thing-tortillons/ | access-date=2024-01-07}}</ref> Some people also whittle off the tip if it becomes dull, or mashed in.

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