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    Hi everyone,

    Just thought I’d share the start of my new scratchboard project. While on vacation in Colorado last summer, I managed to get a pretty good photo of a nuthatch clinging to a tree. I love these little birds and have them visit my birdfeeder frequently. I ordered some 6 x 12 inch scratchboards so I can do a tall, narrow piece for a change. I’m looking forward to this one. I’m just using a #11 X-Acto blade on this for now. I hope you’ll follow along. I’ve got coffee and donuts to share.:lol: C&C welcome. Thanks for looking! :)

    Jenna

    My website: https://www.thecozyred.com/

    #573124

    It’s a great start so will sit down and watch.

    Kay

    Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary

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    Ron
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        This will be fun to watch!

        #573158
        oldglory
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            Jenna: Since I do not understand scratchboard, this will be an education for me – Looking forward to the process –

            Hud

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            Thanks for joining in, Kay. :)

            Thanks Ron! I hope to post an update soon.

            Thank you for following along, Hud. Scratchboard is pretty fun to work in. Feels different than traditinal drawing, so it’s sort of a refresher after working in pen and ink. :)

            Jenna

            My website: https://www.thecozyred.com/

            #573153

            I am all excited about watching your WIP. I know we are in for a real treat.
            Lorell

            Photography is the art of observation. It has little to to with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them. Elliott Erwitt
            Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Zuiko 14-150 mm zoom, Zuiko 2.8 60mm macro, Sigma 2.8 Fish Eye. Nikon D5100

            #573152
            aspenman
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                I’ll pull up a chair, pour a cup of coffee and watch the progression!

                J.RichardSecor - Art is not a matter of fact - it is a matter of opinion C&C's welcomed

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                #573131

                Hi Lorell. Thanks so much for your interest! I need to get back to work on this piece. I’ll post an update soon. Great to have you following along. :)

                Thanks so much, Richard! Glad to have you here for the WIP. :)

                Jenna

                My website: https://www.thecozyred.com/

                #573132

                Ah, finally, I have an update to post. I have been neglecting this piece, and got back to it tonight. It feels good to be working on it again. I’m doing something new…and that’s always a little scary. I can only hope it will work in the long run, but so far, I’m feeling ok with it. The new something? A whitened background. I’m using steel wool to create a somewhat softened, lightened background for this nuthatch. The bird and the bark of the tree will be in crisp detail, the background, a soft, woodsy atmosphere. Will it work? I hope so. :) The steel wool clears off ink a whole lot faster than my X-Acto knife, so it’s felt a bit out of control, but yet, I’m enjoying the process. It’s looking messy right now, and it’s in such an ugly stage! More tweaking will come along later. It’s after midnight and it’s time for me to let it rest.

                C&C welcome. Thank you for looking!

                Jenna

                My website: https://www.thecozyred.com/

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                MRSBB
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                    Keep going Jenna. I know it will be beautiful.

                    :music: Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in, broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, WOW, What a ride! Anonymous -MRSBB (Lenore)

                    #573133

                    Hello, Lenore. :wave: I’m so glad to see you back at WetCanvas! :wave: Thank you for the encouragement. I appreciate it.

                    Jenna

                    My website: https://www.thecozyred.com/

                    #573157

                    you’re so brave! I wouldn’t even touch scratchboard.

                    #573159
                    oldglory
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                        Jenna: Fascinating – Like Skylar, I would not touch it; looks dangerous to me – I am afraid I would wind up in a “Black Hole” never to return –

                        You are a brave soul – Looking forward to the continued progress –

                        Hud

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                        L. Skylar Brown, thanks so much. Scratchboards aren’t so scary…you can always start a new one if it gets messed up. ;)

                        Thanks very much, Hud. :lol: I find paint much less comfortable to work with than something like scratchboard. I admire all of you who paint so well! :)

                        Jenna

                        My website: https://www.thecozyred.com/

                        #573135

                        At last, there’s a bird in this scene. I’ve been fine-tuning the background with a combination of steel wool and a fiberglass brush. I’m intentionally leaving it soft and sort of abstract, which should help the bird to really stand out. Now that the background is mostly in place, I’ve used a Faber-Castell Pitt pen to draw the bird. He’s just getting started, and I’ll be using more ink and an X-Acto knife for the details. I’m starting to settle into this WIP now, and I’m having fun with it. :)

                        C&C welcome. Thank you for looking!

                        Jenna

                        My website: https://www.thecozyred.com/

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