Scratchboard
Scratchboard is a board covered with black ink that can be scraped off to create white line drawings.
You will create your own scratchboard drawing by practicing different textures using a scratch tool in order to make different values. Every white mark is a scratch and the shape of the scratch coupled with the optical mixing of the black and white areas will create the imagery though a range of values.
Practicing proper scratching technique is important.
~Texture and Value is EVERYTHING in this project. NO OUTLINES!
~Do not scratch off all of the black to make solid white.
~Create a range of at least 8 different values between black and white by scratching off different amounts of the black surface.
~Different textures will be made depending on the technique you use to remove the black.
~Darker pictures with dramatic lighting work best.
White areas stay white and black areas stay black!
Do not flip the values or your image will be a negative.
~Texture and Value is EVERYTHING in this project. NO OUTLINES!
~Do not scratch off all of the black to make solid white.
~Create a range of at least 8 different values between black and white by scratching off different amounts of the black surface.
~Different textures will be made depending on the technique you use to remove the black.
~Darker pictures with dramatic lighting work best.
White areas stay white and black areas stay black!
Do not flip the values or your image will be a negative.
Try not to touch the surface of the scratchboard with your fingers. They will leave oily marks on the black surface and it becomes more difficult to scratch off as it sits. Cover your board with a paper to rest your hand on while drawing/scratching.
1. Begin by lightly sketching your image on the scratchboard with a pencil.
2. Use a sharp scratch tool to carefully remove the black surface and reveal the white creating values and textures.
3. Refer to your reference photo to make sure you are shading properly. Remember you are creating the white values on a black surface, not the black values on a white surface as you are used to doing with pencil on paper.
1. Begin by lightly sketching your image on the scratchboard with a pencil.
2. Use a sharp scratch tool to carefully remove the black surface and reveal the white creating values and textures.
3. Refer to your reference photo to make sure you are shading properly. Remember you are creating the white values on a black surface, not the black values on a white surface as you are used to doing with pencil on paper.