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Hello, I love scratchboard art, so I picked up an Ampersand 8×10 and started this one:
Here is the tool I’m using:
I’ve made a few mistakes so far, so I’m considering adding ink back on with a pen or brush, but one mistake is I lightly sketched first with pencil some guidelines and then tried to erase them, and now the ink surface is smudged like this:
Is there a way to fix that?
Welcome to the medium and the forum. You might also need to replace your xacto blade if it isn’t scratching the way that you like. It looks like the tip has been broken off at some point (which maybe you did on purpose). Don’t worry at all about smudges on the black ink surface. Once the work has been completed you will want to varnish it (many threads in the forum on that topic) and the varnish evens out the tones on the black ink.
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Finished:
Things I learned:
Scratch much lighter guidelines first.I love how that looks with the raking shadows.
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