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Published: 2005-10-10 04:26:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 3572; Favourites: 76; Downloads: 360
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my first scratchboard piece, done for illustration class.drawn from reference photo then scratched on black board with white underneath.
the scratchboard is clayboard, it's wood with white clay coated with india ink
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wow, this is an excellent rendering using scratchboard
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Niiice. Scratch boards are tough. You did better than my first attempt for a scratch board. Who is it a scratch of?
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not sure who it is, just a random pic for a design class i took. thanx for you comment..
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Amazing piece! Love the lighting effect and use of the page in the negative/positive space. I haven't done scratchboard in so long, that I have been itching to get back to doing some. Great job
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Your work with texture and light is wonderful. You have amazing control and your attention to detail is beautiful. Very well done!! I love your work.
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Such skill! Scratchboard is tricky stuff - takes a lot of forethought cuz it's inverted. that's just my opinion, though. Looks like you're a natural ^_^ great work
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Amazing work--looks like an interesting medium. You have planned this piece well--great talent!
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That's a drawing?! I thought it was a photo at first.....Incredible....your technique and composition is amazing...
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I heard a quote once cant remember by who but it was to the extent of " every artist needs some one to stand over their shoulder with a hammer and hit them on the head when the picture is done" I know its hard to know where to stop but simplicity is often the best way to go. as far as i can see it is beautiful and i wouldn't mess with it, unless it was my own then i would mess with it until it was past the point of no return but thats how it goes.
Alicia
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This is one of the best scratchboard pieces I've ever seen
The hand is amazing!
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wow. i love the detail in this, the contrast on it is lovely and how u have managed to create a good tonal range with them lines. how big is it?
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Good lord...your FIRST scratchboard piece?!
I'd certainly say you have an affinity for the medium...His hands absolutely boggle me with the detail and texture.
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Am really enjoying the results of your illustration classes... It's nice to see you are capable of many different styles. Keep it up!
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Lovely job; would like to see after you add more detail as you said you will. ^_^ Scratchboard is so cool...
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Wonderful! love the range of tones and thoughtful expression!
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oh wau! i've never used scratchboard.. to my shame i didnt even know it existed!
this is stunningly detailed, you are scarily talented!!!
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That looks amazing. I think it's absolutely captivating as it is... It's just enough to get you thinking, but more would be nice
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I like how the scratch marks make his face look like wood kinda...this is a cool pic
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You are allready got done with it and scanned it... wow 
next watercolor
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yeah well, i tried adding some background to it, and it doesn't look right, i blacked it out in PS. i'll try to use a micron pen to get rid of it i guess. i like this medium, i want to try another one...
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Very nice. I used to love this medium (when I was getting the scratchboards for free at school. 
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i love scratchboard! this is excelent!
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thanks, i like this medium and plan to do some more.
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wow... its so intricate... all your work is.... all these tiny lines in this one..... its beautiful... the shading is amazing too
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Leave this piece as it is. The negative space just brings more emphasis to the figure and the hand. You don't need to do the arm to know its there. Trust me, leave it. If you don't believe me, just look at how many of the great artists in history have used pure black as negative space, both in the figure and the background, in pieces very similar to this. From the work I've seen of yours, I'm guessing you might struggle with this a lot - learning when to let go and just let a piece be - because you're so detail orientated. You obviously put so much time into your works of art, but I'm guessing that makes it harder to really know when a piece is truly done.
Iain
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well, i had to go and mess it up by trying to add background, i'll have to go back now with a micron and try to touch it up.
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I want to try this scratchboard technique.
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i must say you that It is amaizing gorgeous,.. very perfect detailed...
Pd: sorry, I donΒ‘t know about thecnique craft... but certainly It's illustrated composition...
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[link] . This is...wow. ThereΒ΄s something in this picture I canΒ΄t find the right word for, so IΒ΄m just gonna add this to my favs.
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Holy....thats incredible! I've used scratchboard before and its not easy to get shading like that. O.o
Props for your amazing skill! Might I inquire as to the material you used for the scratching? Was it a razor of some kind or something different?
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hey thanks, wasn't so sure about this medium at first, but i like it. i just used a basic scratching tool, has a triangular blade on it
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You are insanely talented at making these illustration projects look very lifelike. Even if nothing is added in the negative area, this still gives the impression of the rest of the man being there... your depth is amazing
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Thats crazy I hate scratch board, it makes me angry. heehee. You are talented with that.
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Really like the attention to detail on the skin.
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