In a message dated 4/14/01 10:56:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
artappeal@home.com writes:
<< After the scratch art was completed, the students put a coat of gesso on
the
remaining areas- often the background, or negative space. When the gesso
dried, they painted over it with tempera paint. The results are a
combination of line drawing and painting- with the shiny black areas, lines,
and flat painted areas a wonderful contast. >>
I'm sure this is perfectly clear to everyone but me but....I don't
understand. If you use the professional scratchboard, are you buying the
type with white under the black or colors under the black.? I teach high
school so which would be better? I have some with silver underneath. Would
this work? After part of the black has been scratched away, and we see the
black coating and either white or colors or silver, for example, depending on
the type of scratchboard, what exactly do we cover with gesso? And what do
you use to apply the gesso? A brush? And should we use tempera or what
other medim to cover the gesso? How about watercolors or colored inks?
Thanks.... I'm fascinated by this process and what effects artists like Brian
Pinkney are able to achieve. I have a second year drawing and painting class
that did incredible scratch art with me last year in the foundation course.
As we begin the fourth marking period, I find we have time to do an extra
project as we begin painting murals in the hallways. Please explain to me in
detail assuming that I don't understand...since I don't. :) Thanks, Eileen
