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Re: Scratchboard

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From: Christa Wise (cwise_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Mon Apr 16 2001 - 06:03:08 PDT

Try drawing contour studies in permanent marker on illustration board.
Color the forms (and this time it really IS helpful to stay within the
lines) heavily with light and/or bright crayon. Paint over with straight
India Ink (The saop may or may not help - I've tried both with no
preference) then scratch. You will be able to see the marker outline so
you can direct the way the forms are scratched out. Sometimes we use
different patterns in eadh area or redirect the angles at which something
is scratched out.

This can be done on paper, but if any ink bleeds under the crayoned areas,
the result will be less than satisfactory.

Christa 

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