ART with my Finger Vs. a Blending Stump - WHICH WINS?

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  • @terminator00911
    @terminator00911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +617

    the most shocking thing to me isnt that he didn't know about blending stumps but that he never found it inconvenient to blend with his fingers and end up searching for a tool that would blend so he wouldn't get his hands dirty

    • @neocmchack161
      @neocmchack161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Blending with the finger is not that incovenient though, depending on your drawing style

    • @starshine_lue5823
      @starshine_lue5823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Its one of those things that you just get used to doing and develop your own techneces. You don't notice that its not the easiest or most efficient way till you try the other way.
      Its like when i started digital art i didn't have a pen and just used my finger (easier than a cheap phone stylus pen thing) i didn't really think to question that it might not be a good way until years later i got a new device with a pen and felt how much smoother it was. If it works in some capacity you just dont think about it.

    • @Edge3133
      @Edge3133 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Cuz he is talented and didnt need a tool to do a good job

    • @dinosaursgreatgrandson360
      @dinosaursgreatgrandson360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Just read this dudes name real quick

    • @kirstymca
      @kirstymca 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      When I do traditional (as opposed to digital) art, getting my hands dirty is part of the experience. It's not 'inconvenient'.

  • @samarthsingh2647
    @samarthsingh2647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7061

    Can we just appreciate the fact that he read all the blending stumps comments. You're so nice.

    • @Lifemade10dynamiko
      @Lifemade10dynamiko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lol

    • @Lifemade10dynamiko
      @Lifemade10dynamiko 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Why is the camara quality ao bad

    • @Lady.MdNght
      @Lady.MdNght 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love that he does

    • @heysaucemikehere1804
      @heysaucemikehere1804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      @@Lifemade10dynamiko you might just have the video quality low, it looks normal to me

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      all those people making those comments forgot something: Jazza got this far without a "blending stump". They just made him more powerful

  • @colinchaput2271
    @colinchaput2271 2 ปีที่แล้ว +556

    I love that he finally thinks that he's going to prove all of us wrong that he can blend with his finger, then reads that using the finger to blend is a big "no no"
    12:15

    • @mahmed2401
      @mahmed2401 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok

    • @baconwizard
      @baconwizard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Ok they say you cannot erase the graphite once blended with a finger but that’s just wrong, Ive rubbed out shading I wasn’t happy with so many times after doing it with my finger with nothing left after the fact

    • @sighkick6938
      @sighkick6938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@baconwizard maybe you have less oily hands, because it was always hell for me

    • @samSunnyShine
      @samSunnyShine ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sighkick6938 bro I literally blend with my fingers and my hands literally sweat bc I sweat a lot but it's fine for me u sure ur not lying about sum?

  • @adveragekat339
    @adveragekat339 2 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    My art teacher (and art department in general at secondary school) told me off for using my fingers to blend and hated blending stumps. If we wanted to create a gradient, constraint or blend (duh) we could only use the pressure of the pencil/s. I could never do it so I’d use my finger anyway. I use blending stumps and my fingers interchangeably depending on what I want. Anyway I am fairly new to your channel Jazza (watching for about 6 months) and when I saw you using your fingers to blend for the first time I was like “YES!”. Then when I see you wipe the excess off on another dedicated page I was like “see art department it’s fine to blend with a goddamn stump or finger!”

  • @Benjaminruler
    @Benjaminruler 3 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    I love how he is so cocky when he sees that fingers can be an alternate using a blending stump, until it said that it is a bad idea XD

  • @KyrieFortune
    @KyrieFortune 3 ปีที่แล้ว +285

    Everyone here is sharing their experience with teachers forbidding finger blending... while my art teacher had two entire lessons dedicated to finger blending because she believed having this kind of raw and direct contact with the drawing would help us improve and understand better how the materials work

    • @zoey_choo5306
      @zoey_choo5306 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I thought you said “finger bending” 😂

    • @emerybrown6145
      @emerybrown6145 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That's strange that they forbid finger blending why would they do that because its still something you can do with art

    • @imeleventeen
      @imeleventeen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@emerybrown6145 you think thats weird, my art teacher wouldn't allow mechanical pencils in his art room, he'd make people throw them away

    • @edwardramirez9082
      @edwardramirez9082 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@emerybrown6145 it makes sense ebcause they tend to teach professional art as in to use for your profession and finger blending on long term pieces means the oils will yellow over time and cause a bunch of other issues with the paper and graphite way down the line. So professionally finger blending is a big nono, now for sketching purposes it can make sense but even then it seems better to just shut it down early before it becomes a habit that prevents someone from excelling.

    • @aarni4819
      @aarni4819 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      SAME

  • @lieselpotter8417
    @lieselpotter8417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    Kneaded erasers are extremely helpful, especially when drawing portraits. You can “sharpen” the eraser, but you can also use it lighten shading without totally erasing it, by pushing the kneaded eraser onto the surface and lifting it up. I freaking love them and don’t draw without one.

    • @slBrelaz
      @slBrelaz ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I've always found them frustrating, because I always draw and erase heavily with greylead, meaning that the kneeded erasers lose their shape almost immediately and they pick up the lead which gets kneeded through them making them leave grey smudges whenever they're used.

    • @iminthefrogpond
      @iminthefrogpond ปีที่แล้ว

      oh and clean your blending stump. an added bonus if you use a blending stump a huge amount

    • @pg2826
      @pg2826 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@slBrelaz I saw an "art hack" where you can wash them. Not tried it yet. But you would have to not knead it while you wash it or the water will get trapped.

  • @irethinglorion93
    @irethinglorion93 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    9:46
    Jazza: "I can go right up to the edge without smearing over it"
    Also Jazza: immediately smears over it lol

  • @yaral8782
    @yaral8782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +462

    As a psychology student I can say your explanation of cognitive dissonance at 7:30 was pretty accurate and a lot more fun than the way my professors explained it ;)

    • @QueenMasumi
      @QueenMasumi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Ah yes another student who has to deal with tons of psych research, coffee, and a cramp hands from typing. And making sure Apa is correct or your entire page is fucked :)

    • @lizzalkula376
      @lizzalkula376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      fellow pysch student procrastinating finishing my work watching Jazza
      and it *really* was!!

    • @ImperfectlyLaura
      @ImperfectlyLaura 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@QueenMasumi God, I so don't miss having to write APA formatted papers AT ALL. So stressful.

    • @lionofjuda3048
      @lionofjuda3048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      no offense but he did not explain it correctly at all cognitive dissonance is when you believe in two facts that are in opposition to each other.

    • @QueenMasumi
      @QueenMasumi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@lionofjuda3048 This is correct, I was about to say the same but you nailed it. A perfect example is someone eating fattening food knowing it's delicious but know it can cause weight gain and many health risks like obesity. The actual theory to what he is saying is social comparison theory which leads to cognitive dissonance. It's not cognitive dissonance altogether.

  • @esmepoms
    @esmepoms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +397

    You have a new Tshirt. “Cognitive dissonance is painful”

    • @pennyvivian
      @pennyvivian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      and “clean finger, beautifully blended balls”

    • @a.moizart3485
      @a.moizart3485 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/s3es4XnAj_w/w-d-xo.html

  • @aurumisgreat
    @aurumisgreat ปีที่แล้ว +65

    In my art class, we don't have blending stumps and I hate getting messy (ironic for an "artist"), so I've always taken a big, soft, blunt eraser and put tissue over it, and used that to blend. It blends VERY smoothly and makes a very soft finish. If you don't press too hard with the pencil, you won't even be able to see the original lines.

    • @alinasrat7903
      @alinasrat7903 ปีที่แล้ว

      i hate using blending stuff i love the sketches look natural with my style

    • @alinasrat7903
      @alinasrat7903 ปีที่แล้ว

      idk why always people talking about blending

    • @engydessouky7259
      @engydessouky7259 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cool I might try that ty

    • @midnightstarLive
      @midnightstarLive 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Saw this comment and tried it… TELL ME WHY THIS WORKS BETTER THAN BLEND STUMPS!!! (I just bought a bunch more so this is big sad)

  • @BoyProdigyX
    @BoyProdigyX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Tortillons are good because they don't mix with the oils on your skin. Once you blend with you're finger you're almost "set", but you can still (usually) erase tortillon blended graphite. I always kept a piece of scrap paper both with HEAVY pencil if I needed more graphite, but also to "clean" it, cuz as you saw, it gets overloaded easily. Also, you gotta be more patient because it's not about MASHING the stump into some paper, but slowly spreading the excess graphite.

  • @danieldraws
    @danieldraws 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4632

    I love how Jazza, a TH-camr with over 5.5 million subscribers, can still listen so well to his viewers and audience. It’s truly quite rare and awesome! Thanks from a fellow artist Jazza!

    • @gravestone2899
      @gravestone2899 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Grian???

    • @yokokurama5174
      @yokokurama5174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's what i said in a previous vid

    • @JayneOctopus
      @JayneOctopus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well he couldn’t really avoid it

    • @robert2690
      @robert2690 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@SnickersEatsCookies
      Can you blame them? Everyone is toxic and SNOWFLAKE these days

    • @stoocy
      @stoocy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      that really true, especially coming from an artist. artists don’t like hearing that they’ve been doing something wrong for so long. we tend to get… super defensive lol. so yeah, it’s really nice to see that for a change!

  • @alyfferalves593
    @alyfferalves593 3 ปีที่แล้ว +627

    Blending stump meets kneaded eraser, the dynamic duo

    • @artsysabs
      @artsysabs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Kneaded eraser is the true OG

    • @carolh3664
      @carolh3664 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Yes I was hoping to find a comment like this. Cause as Jazza was saying about the harsh edge the rubber eraser is best to lighten it. I hope he does a video in the two of em together.

    • @Overseer_Yt.
      @Overseer_Yt. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yess

    • @kabiboothe4307
      @kabiboothe4307 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Came to the comments section to specifically mention the kneeded erasers.

    • @yengu5480
      @yengu5480 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What about the consortium rubber? (Eraser)

  • @berendbotje6629
    @berendbotje6629 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Just started drawing a few weeks ago but as a very experienced armchair-artist I would like to suggest another blending tool: the tissue. Should give you more fine control in some cases.

  • @engelavdod18
    @engelavdod18 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    As a fellow artist of 15 years or so.... This also was new information to me. I have a couple of these in a pencil set, but was very confused what they were for, and it came with the sandpaper thing too which confused me even more! I shall consider myself enlightened! ;P

  • @robinhahnsopran
    @robinhahnsopran 3 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    Jazza: "There's something tactile about the sensation"
    Me, literally out loud in my living room, to no one: "YOU'RE A KINESTHETIC LEARNER"

    • @nickmuffin1722
      @nickmuffin1722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What the fuck?

    • @darkwyvernheroine4785
      @darkwyvernheroine4785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nickmuffin1722 he learns by touch or sumn like tht

    • @_Glass-_-House_
      @_Glass-_-House_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I "feel" like I learned something at least

    • @robinhahnsopran
      @robinhahnsopran 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Jessie Willing It's also a shirt he wears all the time :)

    • @nickmuffin1722
      @nickmuffin1722 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Jessie Willing like when people learn after practical work or it's when they are just feeling their work items? Does that really happen?

  • @1kuzuki
    @1kuzuki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +723

    When he highlighted “Finger” and the dramatic music started playing but then he read on and is like “Wait-“ I mean I knew this about oils and was expecting it but his reaction is priceless

  • @apolloismydawg1321
    @apolloismydawg1321 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    We talk about how jazza just made a perfect circle at the start

  • @katiedelove6527
    @katiedelove6527 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    q-tips and cotton rounds are pretty great, especially because you can just throw them away when you're done. I also like using them when I sketch with watercolor pencils. I'd love to see you do a video trying all three and using watercolor pencils, especially getting the q-tips or cotton rounds a tiny bit damp, then blending. Happy exploring!

  • @Slomurr
    @Slomurr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    Literally, any art teacher ever: "Tststststs, never use your finger to blend de shading!"
    Jazz: "I'ma just gonna pretend I didn't hear that."

    • @kennymartin5976
      @kennymartin5976 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I literally never had a single art teacher tell me tell me about blending stumps, ever.

    • @gurkirankaur1329
      @gurkirankaur1329 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Shoot, you have 70 likes. If only someone unlikes... we were so close

    • @doubtful_seer
      @doubtful_seer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@kennymartin5976 my professors had us gather a small collection of different textures of fabric and wrap them around our finger or another instrument. Reusable and affordable!

    • @oshadakalhara4700
      @oshadakalhara4700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I used tissues and my fingers

    • @UltimatePerfection
      @UltimatePerfection 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gurkirankaur1329 Onward to 420 likes!

  • @lg4844
    @lg4844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +950

    "Which means you have to be extra nice to me"
    - Jazza, before his birthday

    • @jcunited1373
      @jcunited1373 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes

    • @Tivonimation
      @Tivonimation 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yas

    • @amino-acid
      @amino-acid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, that's what he said

    • @NiCoNiCoNiCola
      @NiCoNiCoNiCola 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He is an adult btw

    • @rudeminnesotan
      @rudeminnesotan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      His birthday is 4.20?
      Edit: I googled. Yes it is. He has the same birthday as my sister (she's just 6 years older). And mine is 5 days after him (but 3 years before lol)

  • @jennw6809
    @jennw6809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Back in college when I used to do drawings in charcoal and chalk, I always LIKED to blend with my fingers more, as I don't like the feel of rubbing the stump on paper. However there's no doubt the fine tip of the blending stump lets you get far more detailed in small areas. I suppose the results really depend on the paper and medium. I got much smoother results than Jazza did with the pencil and paper he was using.

  • @Annaonesun
    @Annaonesun 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I use a mix of blending stumps and fingers. I do a lot of realistic portraits with graphite and usually I'll use the stumps for darker and rougher blending early on in the drawing process, but since they are a bit difficult to get a perfectly smooth blending with, I'll almost always switch to fingers for a more final, smoother blend halfway through the drawing process. The thing about oil from the skin making it harder to erase has never been an issue for me (maybe I just have dry skin?). I keep hearing people say that using fingers will discolour the paper over time, but I have drawing's I made over fifteen years ago using my fingers with no discolouration at all.

  • @seymonsolomon9545
    @seymonsolomon9545 3 ปีที่แล้ว +485

    The way Jazza draws brown and Black characters makes me wanna cry. They're so beautiful aren't just dark-skinned with white features. There are particular features there that points to their identity and I love it. 💛 Happy Birthday, Jazza!!!

  • @amy59958
    @amy59958 3 ปีที่แล้ว +409

    Jazza starts being all deep and introspective with cognitive dissonance then goes "it's my birthday I can't be wrong"... That's my Jazza

  • @ellie-angel9254
    @ellie-angel9254 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have never been so happy to share a birthday with someone. Happy shared birthday, Jazza!!

  • @5frets
    @5frets ปีที่แล้ว +14

    When I got my first art set it came with two blending stumps and I thought they were useless pencils

    • @whitetiana3022
      @whitetiana3022 ปีที่แล้ว

      did you eat them with the crayons?

  • @rfree3033
    @rfree3033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +713

    Ive never seen a more relatable moment than Jazza finger blending and then wiping the excess on the back page lol

    • @marionettehone
      @marionettehone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I was a gremlin who used to put hand sanitizer on a paper and then smear it like water colour

    • @thetwelve5922
      @thetwelve5922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@marionettehone i use everything on earth to blend pencil!Cooking oil, hair oil, nai polish remover,sanitizer and even rubbing alchohol!(And yes I escaped from mental hospital!)*

    • @Unknownuser-vq9ul
      @Unknownuser-vq9ul 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@marionettehone what

    • @Unknownuser-vq9ul
      @Unknownuser-vq9ul 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What atrocities have I read these are all against the Geneva convention.

    • @aliencreepsmore1811
      @aliencreepsmore1811 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Troll above me

  • @sanmariyajoseph1126
    @sanmariyajoseph1126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Hear is a tip for y'all who can't afford blending stumps .You can use cotton earbuds ,they work perfectly

    • @monetchandler1654
      @monetchandler1654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You don’t get quite as much control. But definitely a good alternative!

    • @orangelake2268
      @orangelake2268 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, we actually tried it for art class

    • @Kate-yo8pm
      @Kate-yo8pm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah we used to do that in art class when we lost our blending stump but they don’t last for very long and all the cotton falls of the top

    • @paulj505
      @paulj505 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or you can roll a paper very, very tightly. Then glue the last bit of unrolled paper to the rest with glue or water and lastly, sharpen it with a paper knife (If this is what this thing is called. I am not a native english speaker).
      Pros of doing this: you can make blending stumps with exactly that much thickness as you want and I think it's relatively cheaper than buying new, already made ones.
      Con: They are pretty hard to make. Especially in the part of rolling the paper, because it needs to be really tight.

    • @dianacourt377
      @dianacourt377 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ...or your finger?
      I actually used cotton buds until I splashed out and bought blending stumps

  • @katei.5423
    @katei.5423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It’s actually the second time I am hearing about the blending stump and all these years that I’ve been drawing , I was using my finger or a piece of tissue to blend my drawing. As I said , I never used a blending stump but I think I will make an attempt on the future to use it ! 🙂

  • @mollymcmahon3694
    @mollymcmahon3694 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    8:06 love the Jackson 5 reference

  • @mozzalong
    @mozzalong 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1332

    I was more shocked that jazza didn’t know what a blending stump was bc he’s friends with Rae and she uses them so much

    • @tforceraven
      @tforceraven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      My thoughts exactly! She's the reason I know what they're called.

    • @vishalarnav96
      @vishalarnav96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Jazza you are supposed to use the blending stumps on the top fluffy cotton like part, you can also use the sides but it gets harder to clean but still u can still use the sides, BTW (most people just use sandpaper :)

    • @mine_5421
      @mine_5421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Just u wait until Jazza reads this.
      HE WILL COMPLETELY DESTROY YOU UNTILL U LEARN TO RESPECT PEOPLE

    • @mozzalong
      @mozzalong 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@mine_5421 there is literally nothing disrespectful by saying that his friends use an art supply he wasn’t familiar with but pop off I guess

    • @yestheyesman9696
      @yestheyesman9696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love your profile pic fairytail is one my fav animes

  • @spacecadet3416
    @spacecadet3416 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2258

    I've been drawing for over 20 years and had no idea what a Blending stump was until now. Always got them in art sets but never knew what they were for. So don't feel too bad, You're not the only one.

    • @healingandgrowth-infp4677
      @healingandgrowth-infp4677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Too many spoilt brats getting special treats we are missed out on

    • @lorddio2737
      @lorddio2737 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Only learned about them like a month ago.

    • @fuz1284
      @fuz1284 2 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      "Man this eraser sucks"

    • @s0ru
      @s0ru 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      same except the 20 years thing xd

    • @falterfagrof4048
      @falterfagrof4048 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me too

  • @UnsolicitedThoughtsOfARose
    @UnsolicitedThoughtsOfARose 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Blending stumps are amazing for me. I have a very hard time getting anything on my hands (the smallest amount of graphite on them can make me panic) so they are the only way I can get nice blending.

  • @OllieByGolly
    @OllieByGolly 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When I draw with an ebony pencil I like to use store-brand cotton swabs for blending/smudging.

  • @sanju4250
    @sanju4250 3 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    Watching Jazza get so excited and smug when the guide labeled using a finger as an alternative for a blending stump but then get so heartbroken when it said it should only be used as a last resort cracked me up. 😂 I’m heartless I know.

  • @javannapoli2018
    @javannapoli2018 3 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    Now we need to get him onto kneadable erasers so he can get that soft erasing to compliment the blending stumps.

    • @ctzippifuchs9161
      @ctzippifuchs9161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yea I was wondering why he didn't use that in his portrait instead of the hard eraser

    • @a.moizart3485
      @a.moizart3485 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/s3es4XnAj_w/w-d-xo.html

  • @sethorvis7503
    @sethorvis7503 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I had the plus of having a mother, aunt, and grandmother that are artists so I used to just make my own blending stumps by rolling paper into a tight cone and just ripping away no longer usable areas. Also, I've owned copics for about 3 years and just learned how to blend them, like, in the past week, from watching your video on how to blend.

  • @muffinmonster3526
    @muffinmonster3526 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I used to use my fingers to blend, but recently I've been using a paper towel for finer blending and that's worked pretty well. Never heard of a blending stub until now though

  • @nathari3734
    @nathari3734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    I love how when he was reading the alternatives he got excited when it said "Finger:" and then he read that it was a Big no XD

    • @flowgod524
      @flowgod524 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      towards the beginning he says that its the oils that make it good to blend with the finger and i screamed "NO YOU FOOL"

  • @Lucidly_cremated
    @Lucidly_cremated 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2976

    We’re all talking about how amazing it is that Jazza didn’t know about this but don’t forget to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAZZA!!!

    • @coninewern
      @coninewern 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAZZA!!!

    • @joshualee8902
      @joshualee8902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAZZA!!

    • @tiramiisu0
      @tiramiisu0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAZZA!!

    • @piyasadak2785
      @piyasadak2785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      dint forget bro , happy Birthday Jazza!

    • @Ar-yp6nh
      @Ar-yp6nh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      HAPPY PROBABLY LATE BIRTHDAY JAZZA

  • @sydneyhobbs9817
    @sydneyhobbs9817 ปีที่แล้ว

    I hadn’t heard of blending stumps until college. High school art did manage to undo my finger blending habits, so stumps were a step up from pencil and eraser only.

  • @oramusic963
    @oramusic963 3 ปีที่แล้ว +373

    It's amazing seeing how Jazza accepts all the criticism and is perfectly transparent about being uncomfortable and is open to learn anyways...great artworks and good job with the blending stumps
    Happy birthday Jazza!

  • @GuavaMarshmellow
    @GuavaMarshmellow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    "It's also my birthday, so I don't want to be completely wrong."

    • @landonlikesjazz3420
      @landonlikesjazz3420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is his the 19th mine is the 18th

    • @fhsjdjskkshi
      @fhsjdjskkshi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@landonlikesjazz3420 mammal

    • @crimson9039
      @crimson9039 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fhsjdjskkshi No. They're asking if his birthday is April 19th because their birthday is April 18th. They aren't saying they are turning 18 years old.

    • @heatherblaire2187
      @heatherblaire2187 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@fhsjdjskkshi bruh moment

    • @fhsjdjskkshi
      @fhsjdjskkshi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@heatherblaire2187 lmao yeah

  • @_thisisdavid
    @_thisisdavid ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm 35 and just now realizing the sandpaper thing that came with my art kits as a kid was to clean blending stumps

  • @signormythomagic_yt7128
    @signormythomagic_yt7128 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I felt exactly like you since I’ve been getting through shading with nature’s beautiful stumps themselves

  • @t-bonethediscospider5157
    @t-bonethediscospider5157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +292

    I read this as “Bleeding stump” and I was extremely worried lmao

    • @Corcupix
      @Corcupix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LMAOOO

    • @Corcupix
      @Corcupix 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I read it as something about how my finger was bleeding art or something

    • @emmetkat_
      @emmetkat_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Holy xd

    • @littledrummergirl_19
      @littledrummergirl_19 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      SAME

    • @gerardmcquade
      @gerardmcquade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      good Halloween art challenge

  • @anya8940
    @anya8940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I love how he was getting ready for the dramatic reading of the finger as an alternative just to read it properly and find out that your not supposed to use your finger idk it was just funny to me

  • @bethg7026
    @bethg7026 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Sometimes a little bit of texture works in the favor of an illustration". Thank you for this sentence, I intend ro use it the next time my daughter wants to turn in an art project late because she's been blending one tiny little portion of it for three days straight

  • @radishpie
    @radishpie 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    in school we would sharpen a coloured pencil onto the image we wanted to colour in, remove any of the wooden shavings so that only the little bits of colour were left, press our finger on it and slide it across the paper. it was really easy to control as a 10yo and i especially liked this for colouring in backgrounds like a sky.

  • @alanam994
    @alanam994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +308

    man discovered what a blending stump is thanks to tiktok and his whole world changed

    • @briishman8866
      @briishman8866 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Tik tok is Satans creation.

    • @m1rdo842
      @m1rdo842 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok British man

    • @icannotcomeupwithanything4609
      @icannotcomeupwithanything4609 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@briishman8866 Satan must not be that horrible.

    • @sirspongadoodle
      @sirspongadoodle 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@icannotcomeupwithanything4609 tiktok, memes and other simular things i killed someone for using.

  • @gearmachine_4885
    @gearmachine_4885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    Our art teacher would've LITERALLY killed me if I used my finger for blending shadows in art class...

    • @linley-jane7878
      @linley-jane7878 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It saves money using your finger.

    • @MaeBlythe
      @MaeBlythe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Seriously!! The oils in your fingers will degrade the paper itself. It's not archival!!

    • @maomaomi5434
      @maomaomi5434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I saw a comment on jazza's previous video saying that their art teacher didn't let the class use blending stumps because "it's cheating". Small world.

    • @slug9378
      @slug9378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@maomaomi5434 imagine calling a product made for blending cheating. Thats like saying pressing the undo button on digital art is cheating

    • @riann5036
      @riann5036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My art teacher used to say, that you can smear thing with your finger, bc it's literally making the paper dirty... I know, I know, middle school art teachers in Poland are not ideal xD

  • @brandienichole7474
    @brandienichole7474 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Again I’m late but I wanted to say that the sandpaper sharpener comes with a lot of our art kits that we buy at art stores to Walmart to dollar stores. We normally sand the paper stump up and down instead of left to right though. We also use the sandpaper to sharpen coloring pencils, graphite, charcoal, etc.

  • @Fabian-ty2iv
    @Fabian-ty2iv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have known about blending stumps but never felt the need to use them myself. So thanks for the comparison

  • @Amy-kv2zw
    @Amy-kv2zw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    I'm about to be overwhelmingly sappy, but I am so grateful for you. Not only for giving the world 10/10 quality entertainment, but also for your ability to normalize the everyday struggles of artists through humour and transparency. I used to be so passionate about art until I started to study it and had it instilled in me that I was flawed, ignorant and inadequate. But seeing you, an established artist that I look up to, embrace the little things that art school teaches you to believe are sub-par and turn them into exciting learning opportunities is so inspirational. I haven't done any art in years, but something about this video has me pumped to pick it back up. So thank you - and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

    • @idrisbhuiyan5762
      @idrisbhuiyan5762 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow so long

    • @Amy-kv2zw
      @Amy-kv2zw 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@idrisbhuiyan5762 I knooow, sorry I'm still in bs essay-writing mode 😂 Also *sniff* I just have a lot of feelings

  • @ticklishoctopus
    @ticklishoctopus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    My college professors in my art classes hated when we used fingers to blend, because of the oils that would limit how much we could blend and put down on the paper. 😂

    • @weeewooo1869
      @weeewooo1869 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i actually wanted to comment the exact same, my teacher hates it so much ahahhaha

    • @xred-moon
      @xred-moon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This was exactly what I was going to comment! For some reason drawing professors hate it. xD

    • @teally-bop
      @teally-bop 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      In art class, we had to use only oilpastels or paint and the drawing styles we had to copy were NOT sitting right with me. Honestly the worst experience in art ive ever had but the school was kinda low budget at the time so yeah. I've never had that kinda experience before bc we only used other materials to blend colors. In that class I never did a granite pencil, but one time they let us use any medium of our choice. I picked color pencils and it was unregretable. 😃 Ive always used my fingers and the pencil itself. Usually i have two pencils: one that is sharpened to oblivion and one that is smoothed down at a comfortable angle so that it has a soft texture on paper.
      Edit:blends nicely if you know how to use it well. Usually it's rare that I use my fingers, tho, bcuz I have a style that is good with more harsh shading and I'm, in the argument, on the side of just pencils.

  • @malvinifamily6575
    @malvinifamily6575 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Using your finger for shading is only useful if you wash your hands so you don’t get finger grease on the paper and then the paper looking like it’s wet

  • @danejansen
    @danejansen ปีที่แล้ว

    wow i love the way you blend with out the blending stump

  • @nat6303
    @nat6303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Pro tip: you can rub the blending stump on an eraser and it'll be usable again

    • @stargayze3056
      @stargayze3056 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You’re supposed to get a piece of rough sandpaper and sand off the dirty paper! Some sets come with sanding paper

    • @hyrulejccustoms5382
      @hyrulejccustoms5382 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      oh so that what that was...I got a art kit for Christmas and I used the pencils and the eraser that's it I was confused what the blending stumps did.....that's fine tho because I don't shaden

    • @nat6303
      @nat6303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@stargayze3056 I know, but a more convenient alternative is using an eraser

    • @wonderlandzer0
      @wonderlandzer0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Whoa! I never knew how to clean one, thanks!!

    • @mohamadwaliyuddin1517
      @mohamadwaliyuddin1517 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And p3n1s works the same way!

  • @Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17
    @Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    There are the people who knew what a blending stump is, and then theres me, who learns about a new art thing everytime Jazza releases a video

    • @SomethingWasTaken2
      @SomethingWasTaken2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      hello

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      all those people making those comments forgot something: Jazza got this far without a "blending stump". They just made him more powerful

    • @mrhaider808
      @mrhaider808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too😂😂😂

    • @minecraftnrobloxfan2325
      @minecraftnrobloxfan2325 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ME TO,

    • @hawkarl1
      @hawkarl1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same boat bud

  • @yodan00b
    @yodan00b ปีที่แล้ว

    the middle ground that I like to use for those larger areas is holding a paper towel in hand and wrapping part of it around the tip of the finger to blend with, gives that same tactile feel, a nice wide smooth surface and you can easily shift to a clean part to soften more or back to a more used spot to harden.

  • @practicepositiveprogress5396
    @practicepositiveprogress5396 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My grandmother was an artist and she used this mostly in small spots like nose detail or softening a spot in a forest without blending the tree away. She used her fingers sometimes but had more control with the stump.

  • @baakojernigan7095
    @baakojernigan7095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    Jazza is so refreshing among other artists who only want to show perfection, even when he doesn't know smth he's so honest abt his learning process and the mistakes he might make along the way. I really appreciate that.

    • @AndyMandyBandy
      @AndyMandyBandy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, i came back after he chilled out a bit.

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have fewer than 1 friend in the World. That's right. Everybody disses me for making bad videos. I think they are perfect though. Who is right? My dissers or me? Which side are you on, dear ba

  • @nassraal-naamani3448
    @nassraal-naamani3448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    There is a difference between blending with a finger, blending stump, Q-tip, and tissues. I would love to see you draw something using all of these methods!
    Also, try to use the kneaded eraser to add highlights 😍

  • @Whiteytherat13
    @Whiteytherat13 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been using blending stumps for year's and never realised you could "sharpen" them lol. But they have always been one of my fav items to draw with

  • @NbLumineIzHere
    @NbLumineIzHere ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I use a Q-tip - sometimes dipped in sanitiser - to blend because not only does it give me a very fine nib but also i get two ends per Q-tip before having to grab another cutip (also i dont like the feeling of my paper😵‍💫)
    Also i’ve been drawing for 7+ years and i never knew what blending stumps were🤷

  • @hibonjuru
    @hibonjuru 3 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    I actually personally use my fingers as well when blending. I was asked to draw by my art teacher and after a while, she said 'I forgot to give you this.' then she saw my drawing. she was like 'How did you blend it?' I said, 'I used my fingers.' she was surprised idk why.
    Honestly tho, fingers are good for blending. yes, it gets messy sometimes but I think it's more fun you know.

    • @toaster1443
      @toaster1443 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      fingers are good for blending but it does get annoying when it doesn't erase

    • @r2d2fromstartrek
      @r2d2fromstartrek 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@toaster1443 I think because of sweat and fluids, it sinks into the paper making it impossible to erase.

    • @kiwimiwi5452
      @kiwimiwi5452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      it's not just harder to erase, it can also make your drawing faint over time since the oils your finger transfers onto it are organic material, so I really don't recommend that if you want to keep the drawing.. if it's a quick thumbnail sketch though or something just to mess around with then it's 100% fine, just don't use it for anything finished^^"

    • @maahir44
      @maahir44 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same I use my fingers. There a nightmare to clean especially when I use 6b or 8b

    • @Alluggah
      @Alluggah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have always used my fingers for blending, I have tried blending stump but it never really worked well for me 😅

  • @faithbordaje9685
    @faithbordaje9685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    I love how Jazza fully listens to his fans/audience and explaining his side without having to insult anyone. His views and opinions are clear, explanations are on point and calming.

  • @valentinrusu1930
    @valentinrusu1930 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As an architect student, I've been taught to never use my finger to blend my drawings, I've never been given the blending stump option because blending in general was a no-no to my teachers. And I've grown to apreciate the geometric raw hatch line shadings. Of course this style may go better with drawing inanimate objects such as buildings (again, architecture) opposed to the natural lifeness of portraits and characters. In my conclusion, this video was quite informative and very entertaining&fun as always is with fun-man-Jazza

  • @timharkins754
    @timharkins754 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have used both the finger & blending stumps. My art teacher taught us how to make blending stumps by wrapping a pen with toilet paper, soaking the contraption & then rolling it to get most of the water out (which helps to smooth it. When it has dried hard, use fine sand paper to make the pointy tip & you are good to go.

  • @Anonymouse2699
    @Anonymouse2699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    If it makes you feel any better a very famous artist was my college art teacher and he would always say, “If you can’t use a chamois use your finger!”

    • @jowobo89
      @jowobo89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I imagine it's a lot like the old adage about the best camera being whatever camera you have on you at the right moment.

  • @cindyisnotme
    @cindyisnotme 3 ปีที่แล้ว +481

    Can we talk about how Jazza's been one of the best artist and not knowing what blending stump is? Lol

    • @teejay9373
      @teejay9373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      That has me stumped... 😁

    • @user-qf8cc9dk3r
      @user-qf8cc9dk3r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      LoL, yes
      I learned that about 4years ago
      And Jazza learned that today(._.)

    • @kotarodesu_23
      @kotarodesu_23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Didn't know either, been drawing for almost 8 years now lmao

    • @bl4cksp1d3r
      @bl4cksp1d3r 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      you mean how EVERYONE in the last video did? Sure, let's do it here again

    • @LizGridleyArtist
      @LizGridleyArtist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've never been able to sharpen then reliably - has anyone gotten a sharpener that leaves a good tip on them?

  • @CaityRaindrop
    @CaityRaindrop 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Blending stumps are also a nice controlled way to apply solvent to colored pencils, it's like you have a solvent pen, for those of us who are shaky with a brush

  • @Adamhumphrey75
    @Adamhumphrey75 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Blending stumps and kneaded erasers have been a revelation in my forties!

  • @AlextheLordofFire
    @AlextheLordofFire 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Now I’m wondering if Jazza knows about kneadable erasers, I don’t remember seeing him use one, but it is usually recommended to avoid damaging the paper through friction.

    • @k49821
      @k49821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! I was wondering that too while watching this!

    • @reniluu9715
      @reniluu9715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think he has used some in the past

    • @psychosoma5049
      @psychosoma5049 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      he might just not like them maybe? I can't stand them. They erase too well for blending for my experience and I hate the texture. Goes right through me when I try to knead one lol .

  • @AnyuMin
    @AnyuMin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I graduated art academy and never heard of blending stump. So I learned new things from these videos

  • @sydguy6739
    @sydguy6739 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Grabs and spreads and smooths and blends!! My new motto

  • @IGNWv44
    @IGNWv44 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1306

    “I am 32 years old” is just the complicated way of saying “i am 1 billion seconds old”

    • @a.moizart3485
      @a.moizart3485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      th-cam.com/video/s3es4XnAj_w/w-d-xo.html

    • @minecraftbee5815
      @minecraftbee5815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@a.moizart3485 omg go awayyyyy

    • @FoxNation_YT
      @FoxNation_YT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@minecraftbee5815 ikk

    • @trippyy98
      @trippyy98 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      damnn 1 billion seconds is literally 31.7 years. That's useless knowledge to know, but I'll keep it in my arsenal when someone in the distant future tells me they are 32 years old instead of 1,000,000,000 seconds old

    • @Eenyay
      @Eenyay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shhhhhh

  • @tysoe27
    @tysoe27 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    "It's my birthday as well, so I don't want to be entirely wrong" 😂 Happy Birthday JAZZA!

    • @faeeestarr
      @faeeestarr 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@amberscout1700 yeah..i dont think you have to say that

  • @prygin
    @prygin 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    For a blending stump to sharpen it, you have to use a blending stump sharpener. The blending stump sharpener is basically sandpaper, but of a specific grade to work best with the blending stump.

  • @jchacho6335
    @jchacho6335 ปีที่แล้ว

    Happy Birthday Jazza!

  • @OpenWorldGirlMR
    @OpenWorldGirlMR 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    My art teacher specifically didn’t allow blending with your fingers bc the oil on your skin can soak into the paper. Very interesting.

    • @dailinelily
      @dailinelily 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me at 4 am not having a wonderful art inspiration all of the sudden without a blender at hand: *_*OILS ARTWORK AGGRESSIVELY*_*

    • @DistantDeadWorlds
      @DistantDeadWorlds 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That and your fingers will probably bleed after soo much rubbing

    • @Lupita311
      @Lupita311 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are right. The oills in your finger will damage the paper, reason why every one at a museum use gloves when handling art or book collectors use gloves too. Or anyone handling art.

  • @m0rkm0rk
    @m0rkm0rk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    In 6th grade art club, our club teacher had us use tortillions for shading. The first thing she told us about why we were using them instead of our fingers was because "children have little grubby fingers and the oil and dirt on their skin can seep into the paper and ruin it over time." She was actually a really fun teacher and said that as a joke, but she was serious about the ruining a drawing over time part--

  • @InsidetheBoothTV
    @InsidetheBoothTV ปีที่แล้ว

    in high school my friend and I use to make our own blending tools mostly by tightly rolling paper together.. man drawing is something i havent done in such a long time..

  • @FaatehAhmed
    @FaatehAhmed 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jazzy I also used to blend with fingers when I didn’t know what blending stumps were, now that I know what blending stumps are and have used one already I will continue using my fingers for drawing.

  • @ami4793
    @ami4793 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    his reaction though, when he found out that 'using your finger to blend is a big no no' hahahahahaha

  • @the_hearthfire
    @the_hearthfire 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1401

    I like to use my finger because it actually “sets” the drawing once I am finished. The oil keeps it from smudging further or being ruined with time. Also- finger smudging is cheap, quick, effective, and always “on hand” 😏

    • @ThreadedVision
      @ThreadedVision 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      i end up using both blending stumps and my finger, its easier to blend smaller areas with the blending stump and when i dont have a blending stump i use what i have on hand my finger.

    • @allthatsheiz
      @allthatsheiz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Tehe 🤭 “on hand” 😜

    • @ArshanArts
      @ArshanArts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      AAYYYYYYEEE. Nice pun. Sans respects you

    • @Flomen01
      @Flomen01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Nick's Art and Animations It's not really gross. Graphite is really easy to rinse.

    • @sienbackx7240
      @sienbackx7240 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good pun 👏

  • @darianbarber3763
    @darianbarber3763 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I taught the concept to people in an inpatient facility I was in with folded paper and crayons. I had seen prior professional artists do stuff like that and decided to take the technique.

  • @RedSeabird96
    @RedSeabird96 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to roll a piece of paper and tape it to create my own blending stump before I knew what a blending stump was, because I started doing drawings with more delicate and precise shading that I couldn't work my finger into. It honestly no depends on the texture I'm going for in my artwork now which one I use.

  • @2692paty
    @2692paty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    When I didn’t have a blending stump in hand, I would wrap a tissue paper to my finger and blend, it’s obviously much less control, but it works better than just your skin against the paper :) happy birthday Jazza!

    • @TheMichaelStott
      @TheMichaelStott 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I use the tissue paper for large areas such as backgrounds☺ always have tissues.. or grab some toilet paper😁

  • @Asoroa
    @Asoroa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    I use my fingers all the time because I thought blending stumps didn’t feel right when you try blending

    • @lag00n54
      @lag00n54 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I physically can't do that since my hands can get sweaty

    • @Marsmellow492
      @Marsmellow492 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have used my sweaty hands to my advantage, when I need a more blended look since I regularly forget where the blending stumps are hiding

    • @hunnyflash
      @hunnyflash 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I still like to use my finger but I often get like a tissue or paper towel and put it over my finger. You can also make your own smudging tools if you roll up the paper towels or scrunch them up in different ways.

  • @aheikal1715
    @aheikal1715 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I also start blending using my finger.. because I never attempt an art class, and recently I found this blending paper on art store.. so i give it try, same as you.. try and error to figure out how this thing work.. and i not regret it.

  • @carllrac8370
    @carllrac8370 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautifully blended balls

  • @ozdevil4564
    @ozdevil4564 3 ปีที่แล้ว +129

    "It's the oils that give the finger its shading characteristics"
    *Blends with the tip of the nose*

    • @SometimesDrawings
      @SometimesDrawings 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Snape?

    • @ozdevil4564
      @ozdevil4564 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SometimesDrawings lol

    • @LinguisticFanatic
      @LinguisticFanatic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Apparently all that was missing from my terrible school artwork was to just rub my face on it.

  • @MikachinPaint
    @MikachinPaint 3 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    He doesn't need a blending stump , his finger is superior enough to make his amazing art 🤣

    • @addysartstudio691
      @addysartstudio691 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol😂

    • @gabbysketch6497
      @gabbysketch6497 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂✋

    • @emilymulcahy
      @emilymulcahy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sweetie he doesn't draw much with a pencil, when he does, the stump makes it better

    • @matepasztor282
      @matepasztor282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@emilymulcahy r/woosh

    • @emilymulcahy
      @emilymulcahy 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@matepasztor282 no, not really

  • @siamvat
    @siamvat ปีที่แล้ว

    I draw for about 8 years and I've always been blending with my fingers. Never knew about blending stumps until now.

  • @goofeymaloofey
    @goofeymaloofey 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jazza! First off- happy Birthday! Second, you are such a good sport! Have enjoyed your channel from waaaay back when you were new. It's been a pleasure!

  • @RiP_essiebee
    @RiP_essiebee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    I used to steal a bunch of blending stumps from art class but I used to use tissues or q-tips because my parents weren’t a fan of me staining my fingertips with lead and graphite XD

    • @chak546
      @chak546 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Omg ya lol 😆

    • @BerriBoi150
      @BerriBoi150 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What did they think was going to happen? You'd turn black? You can just wash it off

    • @SapphireDemons
      @SapphireDemons 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can't draw that well but tbh same

    • @jairm.jr.9991
      @jairm.jr.9991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He might have been the kind of kid that would clean it on his clothes or curtains

    • @Elizabeth-iv2pr
      @Elizabeth-iv2pr 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Roll up printer paper and tape them. Really good dupes so long as you don't need a fine point.

  • @boychowskibrothers
    @boychowskibrothers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Over 40 years on the planet and I only found out about paper blending stumps last year.
    For years I thought they were called blending sticks and were made of rubber, like an eraser that smudges.
    We didn't even learn about these in art college, they told us to use our fingers.