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QuestionDo you really need blending stumps?Rebecca Schweiger is a Professional Artist, Published Author, and the Founder of The Art Studio NY, New York City's #1-rated art school and global online art studio. Celebrated by TV networks, press, and celebrities including NBC, ABC, E!, Time Out New York, The Kardashians, and Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons, Rebecca specializes in creating abstract artwork and teaching studio art classes. Her art studios provide 100+ weekly, beginner-friendly drawing and painting art classes to people around the globe. With more than 22 years of art experience, she is the author of Release Your Creativity: Discover Your Inner Artist with 15 Simple Painting Projects, and her artwork has been exhibited in more than 50 museums and galleries around the world. Rebecca holds a BFA in Painting from Boston University's School for the Arts and has participated in acclaimed artist residencies worldwide.Although you don't need them, a blending stump is a terrific tool for drawing for beginners and artists at any level!
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QuestionCan you use a blending stump with colored pencils?Rebecca Schweiger is a Professional Artist, Published Author, and the Founder of The Art Studio NY, New York City's #1-rated art school and global online art studio. Celebrated by TV networks, press, and celebrities including NBC, ABC, E!, Time Out New York, The Kardashians, and Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons, Rebecca specializes in creating abstract artwork and teaching studio art classes. Her art studios provide 100+ weekly, beginner-friendly drawing and painting art classes to people around the globe. With more than 22 years of art experience, she is the author of Release Your Creativity: Discover Your Inner Artist with 15 Simple Painting Projects, and her artwork has been exhibited in more than 50 museums and galleries around the world. Rebecca holds a BFA in Painting from Boston University's School for the Arts and has participated in acclaimed artist residencies worldwide.For sure! Just gently press your blending stump onto your paper and it will smooth out and blend the colored pencil as needed as you would with a drawing pencil..
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QuestionIs size #8 the largest? I would love a 1 inch size blending stump!Community AnswerYou can make your own, by rolling up paper tightly and even shape it using sandpaper. You don’t use glue, just tape up one end to secure it.
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QuestionWhat is the meaning of blending stumps?Community AnswerA blending stump is a paper stick used to blend areas of a drawing where you don’t want to use your fingers. Fingers carry sweat, dirt and these can spoil the texture or ‘tooth’ of the paper.
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QuestionHow do I know what stump to use for which project?Community AnswerExperiment, your paper and medium will determine which is best. Do at least three different samples. For detailed work, use a small stump.
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