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Submitted: February 13
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Scratchboard Dragonby =RedAventador

Traditional Art / Scratchboard

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Scratchboard: Traditionally, a thin white clay board covered in a layer of black ink. The black ink is scratched away with a sharp tool to expose the while clay below. Today, scratchboards can be very thin and come in a varitey of backgroud colors. The one I used is the traditional clay type.

Dragon on scratchboard. I was trying to go for the woodcut look. About 20 hours of total work. Yes, I realize the tail overall is...not that great

Also, a lot of the detail is lost because the scratchboard itself is just a leeeetle bit bigger than the scanner bed, so it sits on the edges of the scanner glass and is raised up a bit

Bah! So every tiny detail I did in the scales doesn't show....

WIP:

love 20 20

joy 3 3

wow 6 6

~~mad 0 0~~

~~sad 0 0~~

~~fear 0 0~~

~~neutral 0 0~~

~WhIppIng-b0y 9 hours ago

Nice work.

~MidnightTiger8140 May 2, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

The detailing of the textures and shading is excellent! I really like how there are several different textures evoked in the image - scales, feathers, fur, claws/horns, and the glassy sharp gaze of its eye. I can see where the image is a little blurry by the edges, since, as you mentioned, the picture is bigger than the scanner. But even so, this is absolutely incredible!

I'm staring at the tail, and I don't quite see what makes you unhappy about it...