Jack Richeson - Blending Stomps
Smooth and blend charcoal or pastel with precision control
Tightly wound paper spirals create tools that blend without abrading your drawing surface. Jack Richeson stomps compress soft grey paper into firm yet yielding points that smooth pastel and charcoal transitions while preserving underlying texture. The dense construction resists compression during use, maintaining consistent pressure across blending strokes rather than flattening after a few applications.
Both ends taper to usable points, effectively doubling your working life per stomp. Keep one end for broad transitions and reserve the sharper tip for detailed areas, or dedicate different stomps to light and dark values to prevent unwanted color contamination. When surfaces become loaded with pigment, a few strokes across fine sandpaper refreshes the point and removes buildup.
These stomps work particularly well for atmospheric effects in charcoal landscapes and subtle value transitions in portrait work. The paper construction provides enough tooth to pick up and redistribute pigment without the slickness of rubber blenders that can burnish surfaces flat. Available in multiple diameters to match your blending needs, from tight detail work in small compositions to broad atmospheric passages in larger pieces.
