Links & Resources
International Society of Scratchboard Artists (ISSA)
ISSA Workshop Videos – order here
Scratchboard Artists’ Group on Facebook
Scratchboard Forum on WetCanvas – Ann’s user name is PaintDog
Ampersand Products – makers of Scratchbord™ and Claybord™
Ann’s Instagram – works in progress and short videos
Ann’s blog post: Thoughts on Learning Scratchboard
Ann’s Art Videos on YouTube in scratchboard and other media
Scratchboard videos on YouTube – search for “scratchboard demo”
Scratchboard videos from gatherings in Indianapolis (pre ISSA)
Scratchboard Books – instructional or just fun
- Scratching the Surface, by Diana Lee, MSA
- Scratchboard for Illustration, edited by Ruth Lozner
- The New Scratchboard, by Charles Ewing
- Discovering Sierra Trees, with scratchboard illustrations by Jane Gyer
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Ann’s Scratchboard Supplies/Tools
Note that Ann does not necessarily endorse the sellers in the links listed below. This is intended as a guide, feel free to shop around.
- #16 X-Acto blades
- X-Acto Retractable Knife
- X-Acto X2000 Knife
- Ampersand Claybord™ – white surface
- Ampersand Scratchbord™ – black surface
- Lascaux UV-Protect sealer – semi matte (semi gloss) – Ann’s favorite
- Krylon UV Archival sealer – satin or semi-gloss – other artists report good results
- Golden Archival sealer – satin – another one that other artists recommend
- Derwent Inktense pencils
- Ampersand inks
- Micron pens
- Koh-i-noor technical pens – great “old school” pens, but they’re expensive and finicky if you don’t keep them clean. Ann uses the 3×0, 2×0, 0 and 1 sizes
- Koh-i-noor UltraDraw ink
- Slice ceramic cutting tool – great for whiskers
- #11 X-Acto blades
- #11 Scalpel blades – these fit in the standard silver X-Acto handle
- standard tattoo needles – assortment of sizes; here’s a helpful primer about the types of tattoo needles
- cosmetic tattoo needles – 14 pin size
- clutch pencil – holder for both types of tattoo needles
- 3M flexible sanding pads
- extra thin fiberglass brush – be careful with the shards of fiberglass; use a hand-held vacuum to dispose of them, or brush them off of your board over a garbage can or outside
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Technique Materials
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Feel free to share the links to these materials, but do not copy, print, post or reproduce the content in any manner without Ann’s consent.
K9 Ronin Process – Display Board
Materials from Ann’s Demos at the 2014 & 2012 ISSA Workshops
Videos from the 2012, 2013 & 2014 ISSA Workshops are available here and include Ann’s presentations from each year.
2014
Discussion of cropping and composition, PDF document. Password required to open: arppt
2012
Click on either image to download a PDF file.
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