How to draw on scratchboard for beginners!

How to shade with scratch art or scratchboard for beginners. This video will serve as a guide to students of any age wanting to create a realistic image on scratch art. As a certified high school art teacher I have seen many students make mistakes and I can now anticipate what will be a common error. I warn beginners to transfer their drawing onto the surface and hatch in a controlled manner.

0:00 Intro
0:28 Do not do this to scratchboard
1:53 How to ruin the scratchboard
3:00 Make a value scale with scratches
4:14 Stipple to make a value scale
6:24 Transfer the image or trace
10:08 First layer of Hatching
14:04 Shade the background
23:40 Check your work



Materials
Scratchboard (scratch art by Melissa & Doug) has a tiger on the front of the package
Scratch tool
Pen and pencil
Graphite stick

Pear image (and worksheet)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-TcxEf01ycUjbStrHAfHI3EBpSkgoNtg/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=103930131854204348808&rtpof=true&sd=true


Terms and Vocabulary
Contrast
Hatching
Value
High key and low key value

Art History
If you love dramatic contrast check out…
Michelangelo Caravaggio 1571-1610 Italian Baroque painter

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