tortillon

American  

[tawr-tee-on, -ohn, tawr-tee-yawn] / ˌtɔr tiˈɒn, -ˈoʊn, tɔr tiˈyɔ̃ /

noun

plural

tortillions

1. a stump made of paper twisted to a point, used in drawing.

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tortillon British  

/ -ˈəʊn, tɔrtijɔ̃, ˌtɔːtiːˈɒn /

noun

1. another word for stump

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Etymology

Origin of tortillon

1890–95; < French: literally, something twisted < tortill ( er ) to twist ( see tort) + -on noun suffix

Example Sentences

She was like a tortillon, a blending brush, melting harsh lines into gentler curves.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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 Barhydt, Jerome A.

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 Barhydt, Jerome A.

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 Barhydt, Jerome A.