In answer to reader questions: I wanted to supply a few tips for Blending Stumps – using the Sunny Studio Cruisin Critters stamp set. The question is a basic that, I guess I just assumed people knew: Is there a correct way to hold a blending stump?
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Watch the video below or click HERE to see it in HD on YouTube.
A variety of uses of stumps provides a variety of effects – smooth, textured, or somewhere in between.
I swatch two ways – the hex chart uses heavy pressure and blending solution, and the square swatches are light pressure. That way I know readily what effects I get with different uses.
- Cruising Critters, Sunny Studio Clear Stamps
- Stonehenge Paper
- Faber-Castell Polychromos Pencil Tin:
Set of 120
Set of 60 - Polychromos Hex Chart
- Pencil Blending Stumps, Crafter’s Companion Spectrum Noir
- Gamsol Blending Solution, Crafter’s Companion Spectrum Noir
- Paper Stump Sander, Crafter’s Companion Spectrum Noir
Thank you for the video and all the tips you shared. I love the way your card turned out.
Sandy, what an awesome video!! So easy to follow.
Thanks for a great tutorial video!
What a great video! I am just starting to use colored pencils and have not tried baby oil or gamsol. Now I am ready to try! Thank you!
Thanks for the tips in your great video tutorial. I always love to see you colour with pencils, especially the Polychromos.
Is there a brand paper that is similar to the Stonehenge that you use?
How do you clean the blending stump then? Do you use the same stump for all the colors you use or do you have one for each color family?
What paper do you use when coloring with pencils and blending with oil?
Sorry, forgot to add the paper to the supply list! I added the link up there…I prefer pencil on Stonehenge but solutions work on other papers too.
Excellent tips, well-done video. Thank you Sandy!