Corfe Castle in moonlight...

[Martin Wilson]

Originally Posted by ChrissyMarie

This is lovely work and does indeed provide a very moonlit feel. I cannot say that I have ever had a go at scratch board, it looks to be quite painstaking, I could imagine much patience is required. I do love the detail in the stonework, somehow you have achieved a very rustic effect which really adds to the overall piece

Well ... does take a while, this took about 10 or so hours... but compared to some art that is a mere snip of time. The hardest part of it all was the very last house in the foreground... that took me two days of wondering and not wanting to finish it... it had been good fun till the finish was in sight... I think I might have been a little scarred of ruining it in the last stretch..
Anyways thank for the comments ChrissyMarrie, appreciated.

Martin

[Andestine]

Originally Posted by Martin Wilson

Well thank you Andestine..... and nice to see you again.
Something I have been trying to work on, a black surface under a white top to be scratched through.... hard without being too expensive and using metal plates... still there has to be a way... the surface is not the problem... it is the under face as it has to be solid enough to withstand ( in my case a scalpel ) and not tear too easily... it is a problem but as in most cases just needs an answer to be found.... the only good thing about the metal plate is it can be used again once you have scanned the image and got a copy of it, as we have said in the past. Once you have the copy you just resurface the plate and start again... infarct that seems to be the answer....cavanized plate is next on the list of things to get... and slightly larger than the ones you can buy... A4 is a good size to work on..

Thanks for the comments Andestine...and good to see you again.

Martin

As well said elsewhere: likewise

You gave me lots more food for thought there, as always

I've had more problems with the applied coating than with the underface though. I've found tearing to be a problem, along with rippling into waves ahead of the cutting tool, and cracking. Something that will stick fast to the under-surface and yet be capable of taking a fine line is what's needed, of course. The answer to both our problems with this media must be either out there, or to be found by further experimentation.

Thanks for all the tips. I'll try working on metal soon...

Looking forward to seeing the results of your experiments

Cheers,

Andestine