Red and Blue make Purple

[jacks-mom]

[gothicglasses]

[ladyjolder]

ok, i’ve decided to make a tutorial on how to prepare these graphite blenders (english is not my first language so keep that in mind) hope i explain myself well:

i think they’re called stumps in english, whatever, the point is i’ve seen a lot of artists ditching them and recommending using q-tips instead becaue “they’re hard and don’t blend well” or using them right away, so i thought i would show you how to soften them. some of you may know this but i’m sure a lot of you don’t

step 1: buying them (i recommend getting 3, the smaller one, a medium size one and a large one)

step 2: search a hard surface (the floor is great) and get a hammer

step 3: get one stump and start hammering it, you have to hammer the whole stump but go a little bit harder on the tips

step 4: roll the stump and hammer all sides (don’t go crazy it has to stay round) it may take a while

step 5: to know when you’re done you gotta squeeze the tip, it’s gotta be soft enough to form an oval between your fingers but not flaten right away

step 6: choose the softer tip and put the stump vertical with the chosen tip up, hit the floor repeatedly to get rid of the other tip, keep doing that until the bottom is flaten, you should end up with something like this:

step 7: once you’re done, put tape around the point, right where the cone of the point starts forming

step 8: get some sandpaper and sand the tip (horizontally like in the gif), keep the sandpaper in your case because that’s how you “clean” the tip

i had these for almost 7 years (yeah i know they look nasty, art isn’t clean) 

and they work perfectly

[art-res]

Great for traditional artists! I love blending stumps. 

[zawa-ro]

For those who still use pencils, you may want to consider using these to get the full potential of pencil and carbon drawings.

[kichimiangra]

What the frig!? I took every art class my college had to offer and they never taught me THAT’S how you use those!? D:<

[romanasanders]

[i-really-dig-the-purple]

So I made a thing

[purrincess-chat]

[niyes-lahiffe]

What if Ladybug accidentally gave Nino the fox miraculous and Alya the turtle in catalyst

[funny-mlb-screenshots]

nates eye peekin out there

[mlincorrectquotes]

OMG!!!! I’M SUFFERING FROM THE WORST CASE OF CRUSH-ITIS EVER!!!!

Marinette, talking about Adrien in her diary

(submission by @anastasia-rose-quartz)

[enaikka]

Day 23

💥Heroes💥

[peachiepeony]

Some quick sketches for fun! I really love Felix’s design as chat noir xD

[life-and-signs-thereof]

1 down, 3 to go!
(My mom asked why she had horns and then I cried internally)

Message me for commissions.🎨😊

Rena Rouge   Princess Tutu   Bridgette Cheng / Pv Ladybug  Sailor Moon