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Author: Cathy_Sheeter, Contributing Editor
| After you are all done scratching, you can either leave the piece as it is, in black and white, or you can color it. There are many ways to add color including scratchboard inks, watercolor paints, diluted acrylic paints and more. This article will not discuss adding color as I do this rarely and am not an expert on it.
Because scratchboard is such a delicate medium, special care must be taken to protect the piece once you are finished. There is a special scratchboard fixative made by Ampersand that the piece should be sprayed with two to three times. Once sprayed, the ink is hardened and can not be scratched without extreme pressure and will not take color (so make sure you are 100% done). It also dissolves oil residue that may have been left by your hand and protects the piece from UV light. Ampersand says that the piece can then be framed without glass. |
 | Since scratchboard can be difficult to find here are a few links that can be useful finding the supplies. This is not an inclusive list.
Dick Blick carries Ampersand brand board, inks and steel wool at reasonable rates Daniel Smith carries the speedball nibs #12 and #13 And be sure to check out WetCanvas's own scratchboard forum (tucked away in mixed media forum) for more great work and information by clicking here. |  |
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Cathy Sheeter has been doing commisioned pet portraits since 1998. She primarily works in graphite pencil, color pencils and scratchboard and has numerous local awards for her work. She is also an award winning photographer and has started doing it on the semi-professional level. When Cathy is not drawing or behind her camera she enjoys training and showing her dog (Madisyn), building web pages, dancing and drinking coffee. |
| E-Mail: crias@yahoo.com Web Site: http://www.aphelionart.com/ | |
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