Elephant ScratchBoard

[inkskin]

Hi all,
An experiment:
This is another scractchboard that I started last night, but with a different approach. it is 9x12,but I started with a white clayboard. I then drew the picture on it and started painting the ink on with different degrees of darkness. It was really messy and sloppy looking right from the beginning, so I thought that I would try to stay a little looser than I usually do. This was definitely outside my usual comfort level,so I thought that I would go ahead and post this for thoughts and ideas.I need to step back from it,don't know how I feel about it so far.
Thanks in advance:)
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/30-Mar-2003/7924-elephant__small.jpg

[Leslie Pz]

This looks great and far from messy!
-Les

[myorca]

Hi Heather,

I LOVE it!!!! I too have been thinking of trying something along those lines. Would speed the process up quite a bit. Your elephant does not look messy at all!!!

good job!!

Bob

[inkskin]

Thanks Leslie and Bob. It was a lot different outcome than I saw in my mind.I'm glad you like it.:D

Heather

[crazeejumper]

Wow, that's "messy?" I think it looks beautiful! Don't think I could ever pull off something like that. :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Wingnut]

That's "loose" :confused: then what the heck is tight? :D Looks great Heather

[inkskin]

Thanks Connie and Wingnut.
I just tried to catch a detail to show you what I mean, but it comes out too blurry when I enlarge it.I will try again.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/30-Mar-2003/7924-Untitled-1.jpg

If this comes out clear enough to see,then you will see how scratchy and washy it looks. While I was in the middle of doing it I kind of felt like I was behind the wheel of a skidding car! I had less control than I was expecting.I kind of like the effect now that it is over,so I will probably try it again sometime.Now I know what to expect.

Bob, I think it did take a lot of time off of the total.I would definitely love to see what you can achieve from this technique.

Thanks,
Heather

[k9artist]

I like it..I really really like it!!
dana

[lorna12]

That's wonderful, Heather!! It doesn't look at all 'messy' to me, even in the closeup.

I have some of that board, but have been chicken to try it. I know I should get out of my comfort zone, too.

Way to go for trying it and achieving a wonderful result!

[inkskin]

Thank you Dana and Lorna!

:)

[BTDogMom]

WOW!!! I think it's awesome!:eek: :clap: :clap:

[white-anubis]

This is excellent! sometimes you just hafta make a mess in order to make somthing really great!