The Basics of Blending Materials for Drawing

Welcome back everyone to my tutorial and demonstration of The Basics of Blending Stumps.

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In this video I will go over briefly about 6 different types of blending materials starting from the more conventional materials to the more make shift ones starting with regular blending stumps.

Blending stumps are my go to materials for blending since they are one of the easiest and best performing ones to use. I hardly ever clean mine because I have never had a need to do so. I just keep using the dirty ones over and over again.

Tortillons are another popular method of blending but I don't use these too much. They are hollow in the center and if you press too hard on the tip, they will become more of a rounded tip instead of a sharp one. They still non the less perform quite well.

A cloth is a very nice tool to have. They blend more smoothly than any other material and they will also take up graphite as well which can really come in handy if you have made an area too dark.

Paper towel is getting a bit more on the unconventional side and your results will strictly depend on the texture of your particular brand of paper towel. They leave a bit more texture than a cloth will which can give them some unique uses.

A paint brush is a tool that will blend graphite in a particular area but will not smear it around like other materials would. I use paint brushes to clean away eraser shavings more than blending.

A Q-Tip is just one of those things that nobody would ever really think to use as a blending material. It is what I will recommend to those that can't find blending stumps or just need a quick fix. They only last for so long but they are quite cheap and do the job rather well.

I hope you all enjoyed my demonstration about different types of blending materials and thanks a lot for watching!!

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