Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 A tortillon or tortillion is a cylindrical drawing tool, tapered at the ends and usually made of rolled paper, used by artists to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal , Cont crayon , pencil or other drawing media. A blending Stump drawing stump is similar to a tortillon but is longer, more tightly wrapped, and pointed at both ends. Tortillons produce slightly different textures than stumps when blending. They are also cheaper which allows to have several to avoid mixing colors. Category Art materials Art stub ... more details