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scratchboard flamingo
Published: 2009-10-24 05:35:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 53933; Favourites: 2757; Downloads: 2663
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11x14" scratchboard with colored inks. It is based on a photograph I took at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh. This was my first try coloring scratchboard and it was kind of an adventure! I used Winsor & Newton drawing inks first but didn't like them, so I switched to Liquitex drawing ink halfway through and liked that much better.I gave the original to my great aunt for her 100th birthday in early October 2009. Prints are available (note me.)
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Seriously fantastic. The flamingo came out so elegantly. You said you tried coloring the scratchboard? What do you mean by that? Do you mean that you scratched out what you wanted and then went over the uncolored spots and painted in the color?
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This is gorgeous, so much rich colour and texture. What a wonderful gift.
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You are a scratchboard master. I can't do that even if I tried. Awesome job!
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A gorgeous piece of work!!! Beautifully done!
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This is awesome [link] Great Job! A wonderful idea for a present.
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It's beautiful.
just beautiful.
pure love for this creature.
I'm impressed and speechless.
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I can't help but think of the sequence from Fantasia 2000 to Camille Saint-Saens "Carnival of the Animals" Finale. Brilliant.
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woooowz what is scratchboar and how to use it? ^^
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I don't know what a scratchboard is but it looks great
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Best pic I've seen today. Lovely lighting and feel to it.
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Fantastic job! I love the feathers and the colors. Everything looks so lovely!
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This is great. It looks so soft, and the colors are beautiful. Great job.
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WOW! Un-freakin'-bleievable details! Post the picture? What types if inks did you use?
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Oh. My. Heck. That is unbelievably amazing!! What kind of ink did you use? I will have to give that a shot!
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This has just become my favourite deviation of all time. I'm completely blown away by it. Incredible work!
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Great Job. I do scratchboard but have never tried color. Could I ask, what kind of ink did you use?
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this is beautiful. what kind of ink did you use?
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This is one of the most gorgeous examples of colored scratchboard I've seen and it is an inspiration, indeed!
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awesome. You know.... this is worthy of being a Daily Deviation.
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Such amazing detail and lighting! It's a realism that I've never seen in a scratchboard piece before.
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Wow, this is incredibly beautiful! I'm in awe at how you made the colours blend so well, looks amazing.
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That would be an amazing render even in a medium I consider reasonably easy to control--but scratchboard? Such amazing transitions of light and dark, and detailing! And your addition of color is seamless and perfectly produced. I'm throughly flabberghasted.
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Great scratchboard work! Very stunning!
Featured in my latest Journal, Spread Some DA Love, Part XV -- [link]
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You are amazing. I hate working with scratch board because I can never get it to look right. This is stunning and it has inspired me to want to give it another shot. And congrats to you great aunt for living that long. ^^
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awesome work man. i do scratchboards as well but never threw color over them. can i ask you what kind of inks you use?
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I used Winsor & Newton drawing inks (which some people like, but I really didn't) and Liquitex drawing ink (loved it to death.)
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cool thanks man im gonna have to try it out.
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I had no idea this was possible with scratchboard; it's very beautiful and very dramatic. Both a pleasure to look at and and artistic-horizon-broadening!
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Very beautiful. This makes me want to try scratchboard
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