Scratch Board Art OH YEA What is Scratchboard

Scratch Board Art!!! OH YEA…

What is Scratchboard ? �Scratchboard or scraperboard is a technique where drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin layer of white China clay that is coated with black India ink.

History �Modern scratchboard originated in the 19 th century in Britain and France. As printing methods developed, scratchboard became a popular medium for reproduction because it replaced wood, metal and linoleum engraving �From the 1930's to 1950's, it was one of the preferred techniques for medical, scientific and product illustration. During that time period, Virgil Finlay made very detailed illustrations, often combining scratchboard methods with traditional pen & ink techniques, and producing highly detailed artworks

Virgil Finlay � (July 23, 1914 – January 18, 1971) was an American pulp fantasy, science fiction and horror illustrator. While he worked in a range of media, from gouache to oils, Finlay specialized in, and became famous for, detailed pen-and-ink drawings accomplished with abundant stippling, cross-hatching, and scratchboard techniques. Despite the very labor-intensive and time-consuming nature of his specialty, Finlay created more than 2600 works of graphic art in his 35 -year career

Scratchboard Techniques

Practice your techniques… 10 points for a practice scratchboard Practice making at least 4 different textures You can practice a portion of your final picture if you have it. Depending on the intent of the artist, several areas may be cleared out for layering with watercolors, airbrush, ink, color pencil or acrylics. These layers are then scratched off one by one to create different shades of color that blend into and highlight certain parts of the image.

� Sunflower And Silver by Diana Lee

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