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scratchboard flamingo
Published: 2009-10-24 05:35:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 53991; 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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I can't believe that this is scratch board.
it's so beautiful and the details are incredible.
you're great aunt is very fortunate to have this.
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OH,,MY..
this is beautiful!
One (slight silly) question though.. what exactly is "colouring scratchboard?"
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That's not a silly question at all.
Scratchboard is made with a piece of masonite (hard wooden board) that has been coated with a layer of white clay, and then coated again with black ink. You use the tip of a knife (or other pointy objects) to scratch through the black ink to reveal white clay. After I scratched my picture out, I painted the white parts with transparent inks to give it color. I've done scratchboards before, but this was my first time taking that next step and adding color to it.
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ohh woww!
So it has texture to it?
So you can only use one once.. just as you get once canvas, paint it and thats the work?
Coooool.. ! May try it someday.. x
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The texture isn't hugely apparent, but you can see it if you look closely.
Yep. Once you use it, you can't use it again... like most materials, I think? (Except digital)
It's a pretty fun medium!
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Nice! I do a lot of scratchboard from time to time, but I've never tried the coloring. Looks fantastic!
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beautiful piece! very strong and beautiful color
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Holy flummocks. That's a really amazing first try at coloring scratchboard. You're very comfortable with those inks, it seems. : )
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Not really! It was my first time using inks and I had no clue what I was doing. D: I think it turned out this well by accident.
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That is the epitome of happy accidents.
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Beautiful job! And massive kudos to your patience to get such photo-realism out of scratchboard!
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wonderful technique - visually stunning & a well observed piece.
~*Ruthie*~
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Wow beautifully done! And congrats to your Aunt for her 100th birthday! Did your Aunt get the royal treatment from the president? I hear everybody who reaches 100 gets something from the president.
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Well, she lives in New Zealand, so she didn't get anything from the US president, no. But she did get a card from Queen Elizabeth and one from John Key, the prime minister of NZ, lol.
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Wow very cool! Much better to get it from a Queen than the U.S. prez.. I'm sure were totally screwed with our messed up government and its bureaucrats. I wonder if theres room in New Zealand or Cannada for an American refugee? LOL XD
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Oh wow thats pretty! and happy belated birthday to your great aunt!
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This is absolutely gorgeous. The feathers look really tangible. I love this piece.
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My eyes died
from how awesomely beautiful this is.
You have won about 5000 internets. D8
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At far it really looks like some sort of photograph.
Really amazing.
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Beautiful! The details on the feathers must have taken ages. Happy birthday to your great aunt!
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Turned out gorgeous!! Your use of inks with the scratchboard is works really well! And kudos for working from your own photo I dunno for this type of thing alot of people use easy to find reference
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Holy crap ! Absolutely stunning.
The lighting makes it seem like a display at a very exclusive showroom. Get your flamingos at Fla Italia.
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*jawdrop* That is scratchboard? Outstandingly impressive... I can only hope to get mine to look that good!
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How did you apply the inks? I bought some spare scratchboards a while back but haven't used them because I don't know what to do with them yet, but this is kind of sparking some more interest...
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I just painted them on with a paintbrush. The inks I was using were transparent, so they only showed up on the white parts.
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Wow, this is amazing! I can't believe how much detail there is, and the colors are beautiful. <3
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Wo-ah. This is amazing. The colors look so great contrasted with the black. The details are stunning.
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I tought this was a photo D8 *but I had forgotten to read the category >___>* Good, me, goood...
Wow! 100th birthday 8D I bet she was grateful <3
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