Seward High School Art

January 16, 2011

Scratchboard

by e10391

Seward High Art Students just finished a Scratchboard Unit. They began by finding a photo that they wanted to base their scratchboard off of.  Next, students taped their photo over a piece of scratchboard and traced around the contour lines. Scratchboard is black and when scratched with needle like tools reveals a white, silver or gold interior layer. Students were instructed to scratch away the light areas of their image, building up different values through hatching. Here are some results!

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One Response to “Scratchboard”

  1.   Joanie Merritt Says:

    These are wonderful—I wish adults could come in and take the class too. Great work art students and art teacher!!!

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