Scratch Basics
This is a cross section of the basic design of a sheet of scratchboard and the principle of scratching through the black ink to reveal the white chalk.
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Compare the Drawing with Scratchboard:
The eye to the right is drawn with pen and ink. The eye below that is done in scratchboard. The parts of the eye you want white are white in both and the parts you want black are black. Don't Treat it LIKE A DRAWING:
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The technique used for scratchboard is opposite what you are probably used to using when you draw, however the tendency of most is to use the tool like a pencil and to scrape away lines that would normally be black. The result will look like a negative (as shown on the right) and that's not what you want.
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