Scratchboard art has a look all its own. The white paper is coated with black and the artists use a scratch tool to draw into the black creating white lines. The artist draws the highlights instead of the shading. Artists use a variety of marks to create the light and details. It’s a lot fun! This class is for students 16 and older. Supplies will be provided by the art gallery. This class is free of charge.
The first part of the class your teacher, Gallery Artist Dustin Miller, will demonstrate various marks you can make on scratchboard and how to create the sense of form. Students will have time to practice these techniques and make some discoveries on their own.
Then students will have time to create their own scratchboard drawing. If you want you can bring printed images to work with on your scratchboard or you can draw ideas in class.
Dustin will demonstrate how to transfer your image to the scratchboard and how to get started scratching in the light. He will guide students as needed as they work on their scratchboard.