A Guide to Stump Drawing

The Drawing Stump is a cylindrical drawing tool, usually made of soft paper that is tightly wound
into a stick and sanded to a point at both ends. The stumps are mostly pale in color and turn to the color of the medium it is used for.

Stumps come in assorted sizes: #1 through #8, choose the correct numbered Stump according to space, subject, or object in the drawing. Artists use it to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal, graphite, Conté crayon, pastels, chalk, or other dry drawing media. Skillfully using stomps, shading, gradations, and halftones can be produced.

They are a great drawing tool, which can create countless effects, and smooth blending is its’ most popular usage.