Scratchboard Animal Course Drawings

[larryrabon]

I thought I would try to do the scratchboard cat. Here it is.  When using the exato knife it riped my paper  and I was not pressing very hard.   

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Wow, Danielle, the cat is awesome!

[Annie.]

Hi Larry,
  to PB.  We learn and have a lot of fun... I think the Canadians are getting very visible on BP.

Have you seen Danielle water colours?

[Tania]

Looks good, Danielle! Another art form to add to my "I want to try this!" list! 

[Danielle123]

  Larry for the encouragement.    To paint basket

  Tania,

  Annie for your comment to Larry re. My WC.

[robbie12345678]

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my 1st go at anything artful since school over 40yrs ago

highly enjoyable

[Val]

  Excellent scratchboard work Robbie! The cat looks fabulous as well. Loved these classes. You have a real affinity for this. 

[MaryAnne Long]

Robbie,

Wow, great scratching!  Yes, this is a great way to spend leisure time.

Hope to see more of your work on a regular basis.

aloha

mea

[robbie12345678]

  Val & Mea found i was a bit over cautious to start with just took a little time to get used

the tools and pressure to use
The eyes on the owl were daunting as they were nearly the last part to do and i had never drawn eyes
before so was bit nervous still think i can make them better they just not right im waiting on correction ink from ampersand
before i tinker with them,Nolan makes it look so simple man is a genious. 

[Val]

The ampersand boards are fabulous. I really liked them. Unfortunately the only thing I could get before my trip back a few years ago was some scratch-paper. Very thin, didn't like it so hung up my scratching for a while. I still intend to have another go once I can get more of the ampersand boards.
Any mistakes I had to touch up, I just used permanent black india ink. Worked fine. Nolan used a black Sharpie marker.

You did a great job on the eyes. I did a whole board with nothing but eyes for practice... very eerie looking!       

[robbie12345678]

Val im getting ampersand supplies from jackson art they deliver worldwide fast i find them excellent to deal with top class art supply online shop https://www.jacksonsart.com check them out 

[nolan]

absolutely fabulous Robbie. You can be very proud of this scratchboard

[robbie12345678]

  thanks to you nolan for introducing me to this medium i am colour blind so
always been hindered painting etc so black and white for me  will attempt the dog soon
currently doing a dog potrait for a close friend i will post its progress soon might need your expertise
tuition on certain areas

[TeresaM]

Great job and the eyes are excellent Robbie 

[Val]

Thanks Robbie, when I was in the eastern Caribbean (Grenada) I had all my paints and sundry shipped from either Jacksons or Bromley. Both great and shipping was not prohibitive. (better pricing than US on all fronts). Having anything sent in to Guatemala is prohibitively expensive as must be done by a 'selective' courier as no mail service in Guatemala.  Will be interesting to see what prices are like in Mexico.

Looking forward to seeing your dog portrait.