How to Make a Blending Stump

Learn how to make a homemade blending tool, aka blending stump using materials you already have around the house. This tool helps you smudge/blend graphite, charcoal, pastel and more!

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✏️❤️ TOOLS I USED
- Tape
- Medium Grit sandpaper (~100 grit): amzn.to/2MAl3e2
- Scissors
- Razor
- Soft paper (Use any scrap paper. Test different types to see what works). The two papers I used in this video are #1: Canson Sketch amzn.to/2X0x3JS and #2: Studio brand sketchbook (I got it from the dollar store. No link for that, sorry).
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- SmudgeGuard Glove: amzn.to/2C7Sq14


⏰ SKIP TO TIMESTAMP ⏰
Intro - 0:00
What is a blending stump - 0:07
Tools - 0:31
How to make a blending stump - 0:51
Test it out - 5:02
How to customize yours - 6:51

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