This week students have completed several steps in preparation for the creation of their final scratchboard work of art. The students are very excited about this art material and the varied techniques of scratchboard art.
Lakeview art students have created a landscape drawing and have transferred their image to a pre-inked surface or "plate." Many students have began engraving or scribing lines and textures into their scratchboard plate with a type of fine tip carving tool which creates interesting lines and patterns.
Earlier this week students used metallic pencils,colored pencils,crayons and pastels to create a reverse drawing on black paper in preparation for the concept of high-contrast imagery.
Next week 7th grade artists will be putting more details and texture into their first scratchboard drawing and will have the option of trying "special effects" and more advanced scratchboard tools and materials.
