SCRATCH YOUR ITCH

 PRELIMINARY SCRATCHBOARD

INTERMEDIATE 2-D ART

scratchboard, nibs and holders, watercolor

For most of my 2nd year 2-d art students last year,

they had never had a chance to experience scratchboard.

And it's such a magical board to work on.

There are different grades from very inexpensive to high end pieces from England.

I do splurge on this assignment and get the high end board 

because it is thick enough to support watercolors,

the others warp too badly and discolor.

Then each student receives a small piece to try out and practice on.

Subject matter is up to them 

as long as they practice cross hatching and pointillism in a wide range of values.

Then watercolor is brought into the scratched away areas.

Senior Jazzarie Lo belongs to the cat,

middle row lt. to rt. junior Sam Tun, & seniors Eileen Lee & Ayesha Durrani,

and bottom bird is senior Malaya Sithichai.