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

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[@alyfferalves593]

Blending stump meets kneaded eraser, the dynamic duo

[@artsysabs]

Kneaded eraser is the true OG

[@carolh3664]

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.]

Yess

[@kabiboothe4307]

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

[@yengu5480]

What about the consortium rubber? (Eraser)

[@samarthsingh2647]

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

[@Lifemade10dynamiko]

Lol

[@Lifemade10dynamiko]

Why is the camara quality ao bad

[@Lady.MdNght]

I love that he does

[@heysaucemikehere1804]

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

[@pvic6959]

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

[@colinchaput2271]

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]

Ok

[@baconwizard]

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]

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

[@samSunnyShine]

@@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]

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!”

[@terminator00911]

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]

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

[@starshine_lue5823]

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]

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

[@dinosaursgreatgrandson360]

Just read this dudes name real quick

[@kirstymca]

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

[@seymonsolomon9545]

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!!!

[@toom_56]

He is amazing ❤️

[@nataliewickens8444]

@@toom_56 👍 definitely

[@thewickedwitchoftheeast_br3641]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who was happy he drew a person of color! 😊

[@lieselpotter8417]

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]

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]

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

[@pg2826]

@@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.

[@aurumisgreat]

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]

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

[@alinasrat7903]

idk why always people talking about blending

[@engydessouky7259]

Cool I might try that ty

[@midnightstarLive]

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)

[@esmepoms]

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

[@pennyvivian]

and “clean finger, beautifully blended balls”

[@a.moizart3485]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWTIpGeOo6adldk

[@1kuzuki]

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

[@artic-sushiplays9771]

Lol

[@a.moizart3485]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWTIpGeOo6adldk ..

[@irethinglorion93]

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

[@berendbotje6629]

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.

[@Benjaminruler]

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

[@yaral8782]

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]

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]

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

[@ImperfectlyLaura]

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

[@lionofjuda3048]

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]

@@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.

[@BoyProdigyX]

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.

[@engelavdod18]

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

[@amy59958]

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

[@danieldraws]

I love how Jazza, a KZbinr 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]

Grian???

[@yokokurama5174]

That's what i said in a previous vid

[@JayneOctopus]

Well he couldn’t really avoid it

[@robert2690]

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

[@stoocy]

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!

[@apolloismydawg1321]

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

[@katiedelove6527]

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!

[@rfree3033]

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

[@marionettehone]

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

[@thetwelve5922]

@@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]

@@marionettehone what

[@Unknownuser-vq9ul]

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

[@aliencreepsmore1811]

Troll above me

[@KyrieFortune]

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]

I thought you said “finger bending” 😂

[@emerybrown6145]

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

[@imeleventeen]

@@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]

@@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]

SAME

[@jennw6809]

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.

[@mollymcmahon3694]

8:06 love the Jackson 5 reference

[@javannapoli2018]

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

[@ctzippifuchs9161]

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

[@a.moizart3485]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWTIpGeOo6adldk

[@robinhahnsopran]

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]

What the fuck?

[@darkwyvernheroine4785]

@@nickmuffin1722 he learns by touch or sumn like tht

[@_Glass-_-House_]

I "feel" like I learned something at least

[@robinhahnsopran]

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

[@nickmuffin1722]

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

[@Annaonesun]

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.

[@carllrac8370]

Beautifully blended balls

[@Slomurr]

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]

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

[@gurkirankaur1329]

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

[@doubtful_seer]

@@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]

I used tissues and my fingers

[@UltimatePerfection]

@@gurkirankaur1329 Onward to 420 likes!

[@sanmariyajoseph1126]

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

[@monetchandler1654]

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

[@orangelake2268]

Yeah, we actually tried it for art class

[@Kate-yo8pm]

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]

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]

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

[@OllieByGolly]

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

[@5frets]

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

[@whitetiana3022]

did you eat them with the crayons?

[@spacecadet3416]

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]

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

[@lorddio2737]

Only learned about them like a month ago.

[@fuz1284]

"Man this eraser sucks"

[@s0ru]

same except the 20 years thing xd

[@falterfagrof4048]

Me too

[@lg4844]

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

[@jcunited1373]

yes

[@Tivonimation]

Yas

[@amino-acid]

Yes, that's what he said

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

He is an adult btw

[@rudeminnesotan]

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)

[@_thisisdavid]

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

[@danejansen]

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

[@Lucidly_cremated]

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]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAZZA!!!

[@joshualee8902]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAZZA!!

[@tiramiisu0]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAZZA!!

[@piyasadak2785]

dint forget bro , happy Birthday Jazza!

[@Ar-yp6nh]

HAPPY PROBABLY LATE BIRTHDAY JAZZA

[@sanju4250]

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.

[@ellie-angel9254]

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

[@sydneyhobbs9817]

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.

[@nathari3734]

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]

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

[@nat6303]

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

[@stargayze3056]

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

[@hyrulejccustoms5382]

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]

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

[@wonderlandzer0]

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

[@mohamadwaliyuddin1517]

And p3n1s works the same way!

[@katei.5423]

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 ! 🙂

[@malvinifamily6575]

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

[@GuavaMarshmellow]

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

[@landonlikesjazz3420]

Is his the 19th mine is the 18th

[@fhsjdjskkshi]

@@landonlikesjazz3420 mammal

[@crimson9039]

@@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]

@@fhsjdjskkshi bruh moment

[@fhsjdjskkshi]

@@heatherblaire2187 lmao yeah

[@baakojernigan7095]

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]

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

[@AxxLAfriku]

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

[@sethorvis7503]

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.

[@ticklishoctopus]

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]

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

[@xred-moon]

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

[@teally-bop]

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.

[@oramusic963]

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!

[@Adamhumphrey75]

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

[@kayboypstar4990]

Thanks Jazza...for teaching me about blending stumps

[@nassraal-naamani3448]

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 😍

[@alanam994]

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

[@briishman8866]

Tik tok is Satans creation.

[@m1rdo842]

Ok British man

[@icannotcomeupwithanything4609]

@@briishman8866 Satan must not be that horrible.

[@sirspongadoodle]

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

[@bethg7026]

"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

[@aaryan4455]

The number of times I've felt shivers down my spine while watching this video

[@mozzalong]

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]

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

[@vishalarnav96]

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]

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

[@mozzalong]

@@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]

I love your profile pic fairytail is one my fav animes

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

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]

hello

[@pvic6959]

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

[@mrhaider808]

Me too😂😂😂

[@minecraftnrobloxfan2325]

ME TO,

[@hawkarl1]

Same boat bud

[@jchacho6335]

Happy Birthday Jazza!

[@radishpie]

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.

[@t-bonethediscospider5157]

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

[@Corcupix]

LMAOOO

[@Corcupix]

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

[@emmetkat_]

Holy xd

[@littledrummergirl_19]

SAME

[@gerardmcquade]

good Halloween art challenge

[@Amy-kv2zw]

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]

Wow so long

[@Amy-kv2zw]

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

[@sydguy6739]

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

[@UnsolicitedThoughtsOfARose]

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.

[@gearmachine_4885]

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

[@linley-jane7878]

It saves money using your finger.

[@MaeBlythe]

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

[@maomaomi5434]

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]

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

[@riann5036]

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

[@anya8940]

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

[@signormythomagic_yt7128]

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

[@Fabian-ty2iv]

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

[@hibonjuru]

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]

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

[@r2d2fromstartrek]

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

[@kiwimiwi5452]

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]

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

[@Alluggah]

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

[@faithbordaje9685]

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.

[@AnyuMin]

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

[@sneha1207]

Love your video. I am new with drawing and now I will be using the blending stumps for the first time, yeah!

[@Anonymouse2699]

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]

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.

[@AlextheLordofFire]

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]

Yes! I was wondering that too while watching this!

[@reniluu9715]

I think he has used some in the past

[@psychosoma5049]

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 .

[@CaityRaindrop]

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

[@NbLumineIzHere]

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🤷

[@the_hearthfire]

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]

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]

Tehe 🤭 “on hand” 😜

[@ArshanArts]

AAYYYYYYEEE. Nice pun. Sans respects you

[@Flomen01]

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

[@sienbackx7240]

Good pun 👏

[@lindenfourth6890]

jazza stying to sharpen a blending stump is amazing

[@sagestuart8233]

You are an amazing artist and you inspire me

[@dennisbridges8971]

My art teachers told me to not use stumps or fingers but to just practice pencil control to make smooth shadows and shading. But I still like blinding stumps.

[@2692paty]

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]

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

[@InsidetheBoothTV]

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..

[@darianbarber3763]

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.

[@ozdevil4564]

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

[@SometimesDrawings]

Snape?

[@ozdevil4564]

@@SometimesDrawings lol

[@LinguisticFanatic]

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

[@MikachinPaint]

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

[@addysartstudio691]

Lol😂

[@gabbysketch6497]

😂✋

[@emilymulcahy]

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

[@matepasztor282]

@@emilymulcahy r/woosh

[@emilymulcahy]

@@matepasztor282 no, not really

[@practicepositiveprogress5396]

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.

[@valentinrusu1930]

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

[@RiP_essiebee]

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]

Omg ya lol 😆

[@BerriBoi150]

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

[@SapphireDemons]

I can't draw that well but tbh same

[@jairm.jr.9991]

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

[@Elizabeth-iv2pr]

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

[@m0rkm0rk]

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--

[@FaatehAhmed]

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.

[@muffinmonster3526]

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

[@OpenWorldGirlMR]

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]

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

[@DistantDeadWorlds]

That and your fingers will probably bleed after soo much rubbing

[@Lupita311]

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.

[@tysoe27]

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

[@faeeestarr]

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

[@aheikal1715]

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.

[@jamesduncan578]

It's always a good day when we learn something new.

[@paste_stuff372]

Happy Birthday lol

[@t-bonethediscospider5157]

You are first congrats

[@zainvali9544]

Good job

[@atul8297]

Lol

[@edzara9137]

The conclusion to not reject the finger blending method and instead possibly doing both is nice. I personally use a combination of q-tips, toilet paper, and a blending stump. Some things are just better than others so being able to use a combination of things is useful and fun

[@a.moizart3485]

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[@kingz9471]

Lol my name is also zara

[@timharkins754]

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.

[@emilystearns1258]

It takes a looot of practice using blending stumps. It’s how I get my pencil/charcoal drawing to look realistic.

[@marchitecture4872]

Imagine if he did a video where he picked up the graphite from the paper with the blending stump and then made an entire drawing with the blending stump!

[@marchitecture4872]

It’s a bit weird but it would probably work.

[@marchitecture4872]

Also, happy birthday to Jazza!

[@artsysabs]

The true power of blending stump

[@vinodjacob966]

Thats a great idea!!

[@myralyra2404]

Yesyesyes!!

[@boychowskibrothers]

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.