Neat set of Scratch Board Artworks from American artist based in the state of Bristol, sticking with the traditional media theme which ran through my last post. We see great contrast and detailing through this piece with the black on white workings providing a bold and stand alone look on each piece, The line work
To create these breathtaking portraits of animals, artist Allan Ace Adams uses a scalpel and an x-acto knife to scratch away a top layer of black ink to
14"x20" scratchboard and ink of a Catalina Macaw completed in 2009. This piece has been juried into the 2009 Woodson Museum's 'Birds in Art' exhibit
Art 'Cardinal' - by Sandra Willard from Scratchboard Art
Scratchboard is a medium in which the artist uses an ink-covered board (usually black) and scratches away an image. The resulting artwork is made up of white lines on a black surface. Here’s what you’ll need to get started: SUPPLIES: Scratchboard – Depending on where you live, you might be able to find these in an […]
Because I like to use a magnifying glass to see what is truly going on, my art tends to be consumed with microscopic details.
Artist Douglas Smith made a stunning monochromatic illustration series entitled Thrillers and that could be like engraving. In fact the illustrator used scratch
It is that time of the year again. The time when the classes are over, and I get to take stock of my art supplies I have left after another fun year of art classes. Usually, this is the time when I experiment, and come up with some fun new things to do next year.
Basic Scratchboard Drawing Techniques by Melissa Helene, Wisconsin scratchboard artist. Melissa demonstrates several basic and key techniques in scratchboard and how to use them to create form, mass, and value. She uses both fiberglass brush and X-Acto knife techniques.
Many people can't believe that my very realistic animal artwork is created just from scratches into an ink coated board, but that is exactly how each of my works is drawn. I work in the amazing medium of Scratchboard, which helps bring my animals and wildlife to life in a hyper-realistic way that no other medium can!! Scratchboard is a unique medium because it is subtractive. I start with a solid black ink coated board and scratch away the ink with sharp tools to reveal a layer of white clay that is beneath the ink.
This Little Piggy - by Marcia Baldwin from Black & White Animals art exhibit
Alessandro Sanna Mirko Hanak, Animals We Love, 1972, thanks to art.crazed Ericailcane, Palloncino Andrea Marescalchi, Arricciato Ferdinand Bauer, Erinaceus from Fauna Graeca, or Animals of the Levant, Vol. 1 Chen Yu Ping, Fruits in Frost, print from Heilongjiang thanks to A Journey Round My Skull Miumau (?) Sabater Pi, 1964, thanks to a beautiful recent post on BibliOdyssey Barry Moser Vladimir Zimakov, Finnish landscape Joanne Liu, Hedgehog goes rainbow Yuri Vasnetsov, Ruff kids Patricia Mullins, All in together, 1974, thanks to flamenconut
Learn how to make your own DIY scratchboard for use in art projects, cards, and more!
I’d been looking forward to this for years. Ever since we first had his wood engravings I’d been curious about where they came from. We usually get Howard’s prints in the post or …
