Art Alternatives Stumps & Tortillons Set, 10-Pieces

I not much when it comes to blending and all but I like how the price was and how many of them came I would say they are very worth it. It made it very easy for me to blend my drawings and these are very good to use when you want to blend in a certain part of the drawing more over parts that you can’t really blend with your finger because it will only mess it up. At first my package didn’t arrive saying the package got lost and all but they were able to replace it and I was totally fine with that as long as it came.

It's a nice little set with good range of sizes. I've used these for both charcoal and graphite and they work great. It's a simple product but you'd be amazed how other brands mange to make bad ones. These will be my go to ones unless I happen to try something else. These can be purchased confidently for students and more advanced artists.

These were purchased as a stocking stuffing for my up and coming young artist. She is making her way through a self taught art course and requested these to give her aid. She was tired of getting the ol' gray artists finger when trying to shade her projects. With neat, pointed tortillions, the shading gets right where you want it. These are a great help and the assorted sizes are a real treat. I would suggest a kneadable eraser as well. Highly recommend.Silly artists, gray is for tortillions, not fingers. :-)

I am just getting back into drawing. It was a favorite pastime as a kid. I'm glad I gave these a try. I've been using them for about a month. One has begun to unravel but I can be pretty heavy-handed. They definitely make shading easier for this novice.

I love these. I recently began drawing with charcoals, and I remembered using these in art class in high school, so I ordered them, and I was surprised how much better they worked now that I am an adult and understand what I am doing! lolI actually use the smallest one for cleaning my keyboard, because its gentle but can still get into the crevices too. I work in IT so I will likely order more just for that actually.

Perfect blending tool for water color pencil. Dip the stump in turpenoid & apply to the colored picture. Make sure the color has to be removed from the stump before using it on a different color If not the colors will mix. I was amazed how well this media worked. The pencil marks blended so smooth. I watched a video how to use stumps to smooth color. For those who don't know how to use theses, one should get a few instructions first. There is enough stumps & tortillions in this package to use on several colors. These are a good addition to add to a collection. Do not allow small children to play with these.

Maybe I read the description incorrectly, but I thought these were individual packages. I ordered 2 packs, but I got 8! They came in packages of 4. Great value for the price, but now I have far too many of these. It's not worth sending them back. I shared them with my husband and my daughter and I have several for myself. I would have gladly ordered just one package had I known that each order contained 4 separate packages of what is shown.

This little collection is great. I use them for pencils & charcoal. I've also been using one with crayon. LOVE the results! You can really get a different, more professional look from just plain old crayons! But once you use it with crayon, don't use it for pencil. It keeps the wax on it, doesn't really wipe off completely. But you get enough of them in this set to set one aside for crayon, one for charcoal, one for pencil, & STILL have another one for later!

The best tortilons ever...of course, these are best cause I waited for 1month for delivery and when I receive them I just think well.... it's worth my waiting. And also I recommend everyone. These are the best.

These work great. Made out of rolled up paper. The smaller ones are a bit soft but the larger points are nice & firm.

I had a set like this before and there were amazing, but these just blew the others out of the water. I would strongly recommend these to any beginner, intermediate or eve expert artists as they are suited for all levels of skill.

Very good

Excellent product - multi-sizes are so handy and the price was excellent. Would highly recommend to any artist that works with charcoal or pastels on a regular basis.