tortillon
Americannoun
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tortillions
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of tortillon
1890–95; < French: literally, something twisted < tortill ( er ) to twist ( see tort) + -on noun suffix
Example Sentences
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She was like a tortillon, a blending brush, melting harsh lines into gentler curves.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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.
From Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements by Jerome A. Barhydt
It will also be well to make a chamois block for applying the crayon sauce, to be worked with the tortillon stump.
From Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements by Jerome A. Barhydt
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.
From Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements by Jerome A. Barhydt
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