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How to do Scratchbord Art
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Source: by Arlene Wright-Correll
I first discovered scratchboard art by accident. It was at the clearance aisle in an art store. Here was a little kit that had the scratch pen missing. As a consumer I could not resist the bargain price and as an artist I could not hold back my curiosity and now I am an addict. Scratchboard art or scraperboard art is a technique where drawings are scratched into ink painted over a thin layer of white clay which has been laid over poster board or another stiff paper. These boards are also called scratchboard or scraperboard after the technique.
