Tagged: Scratch Board

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Old Crow, New Crow

I’m preparing a second attempt at my next scratchboard project. I’ve just laid the ink down for a crow. The first attempt failed rather miserably, I’m afraid. I wound up scratching away until I...

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Lucanus Cervus Akbesianus

That’s a mouthful eh?  Well, I’ll bet you don’t want a mouthful of these little tanks. Another scratchboard illustration, 5X7 inches on Claybord. It’s tough getting used to scratching through the india ink, when...

Rahsaan Roland Kirk 0

Beam me up, Kirk.

Here’s another Scratchboard work. This one is about 6X11. Kirk is playing 3 horns in this one as he summons the mystical fire from his hoodoo bebop. It’s hard to decide at what level...

Nina Simone, scratchboard 2

Scraaaaaatch!

I’m currently trying out scratchboard. Using Ampersand 5×7 ClayBord, I’m applying Blak Magic india ink to the surface and then scratching away to reveal the white. It’s a rather tough yet somewhat forgiving medium…if...