What is this tool?

[Patyrn]

I saw this in a video I'm watching, and I'm wondering what it is? It looks like some kind of paper or felt pencil.
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[Flow]

I am not entirely sure, but it l think it might be called something like a "smudge stick". I believe I've seen them used with charcoal drawings.

 

[Dragonsreach]

Flow is correct it is a "Burnisher" primarily used in charcoal, pastel or pencil drawing to blend tones.
Personally I can't stand using one as they just 'set my teeth on edge' as they are normally made of compressed paper.

How its being used in this instance I'm not sure, unless its to reduce paint on an edge creating a wear effect.

 

[Einion]

Pretty sure that's a tortillon, which is originally for what Flow and DR describe - blending charcoal, conté, pencil etc. These are what they look like - a tight roll of paper.

Einion

 

[ischa]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stump_(drawing) allways loved these things. really useful for smoothing out shades.

 

[Shawn R. L.]

Lollie pop sticks work good. Cheap and tasty. : )

 

[Milosh]

Flow is correct it is a "Burnisher" primarily used in charcoal, pastel or pencil drawing to blend tones.
Personally I can't stand using one as they just 'set my teeth on edge' as they are normally made of compressed paper.

How its being used in this instance I'm not sure, unless its to reduce paint on an edge creating a wear effect.

That's awesome. That's exactly what they do to me, just thinking of them makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

 

[QuietiManes]

That's awesome. That's exactly what they do to me, just thinking of them makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

I don't understand. Is the feel or the sound made while using it (it's never bothered me in the least) or is there something wrong with things made from compressed paper? There's a similar thing made out of felt too, if you're after an alternative.

 

[Patyrn]

Cool thanks!

 

[Dragonsreach]

I don't understand. Is the feel or the sound made while using it (it's never bothered me in the least) or is there something wrong with things made from compressed paper? There's a similar thing made out of felt too, if you're after an alternative.

Sadly its the feel across the paper, even the 'felt' version is the same.
Even tried the old trick of chewing gum to deaden the effect, without success.

 

[QuietiManes]

Sadly its the feel across the paper, even the 'felt' version is the same.
Even tried the old trick of chewing gum to deaden the effect, without success.

Hrm. That's kind of neat to think about, I wonder if it is one of those synchronized resonance/vibration deals, where it aligns with your bodies and sets only certain peoples teeth on edge.

 

[Benhur]

yes it is a Burnisher

 

[AnieHeels]

I agree with Einion! A friend of mine got exactly the same one!

 

[Pygmalion]

It's called a "tortillon" or "stump." It's a common drawing tool in the fine arts. They are tightly rolled soft paper and come in different sizes and hardnesses. You can get them cheap at art supply stores.

In drawing, stumps and tortillons are used to smudge and soften pencil lines, to spread charcoal, and sometimes to just lay down a little smoky smear of graphite. They can make the shading on a pencil drawing look like airbrushing.

I don't have the capacity to look at videos at the moment. What is this stump used for here?