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tortillon
[ tawr-tee-on, -ohn; French tawr-tee-yawn ]
noun
- a stump made of paper twisted to a point, used in drawing.
tortillon
/ -ˈəʊn; tɔrtijɔ̃; ˌtɔːtiːˈɒn /
Word History and Origins
Origin of tortillon1
Word History and Origins
Origin of tortillon1
Example Sentences
She was like a tortillon, a blending brush, melting harsh lines into gentler curves.
Then place the strainer on the easel, and after putting in the cloud effect take the chamois block in your left hand, and, with a tortillon stump in your right, put in the shadows in a strong, clear and decided manner.
It will also be well to make a chamois block for applying the crayon sauce, to be worked with the tortillon stump.
On a photographic enlargement or a free-hand crayon after the outline and masses of light and shade have been made with the tortillon stump, as explained on page 55.
Then place the strainer on which the portrait is mounted on the easel, and put in the shadows with the tortillon stump, producing the lights with the eraser; finish with the No. 0 crayon.
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