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CelesJessa · 02-24-2006, 04:25 PM

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A dragon I did on scratch board for art class. ^^ I hope you all like it.

tweebus · 02-24-2006, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CelesJessa

A dragon I did on scratch board for art class. ^^ I hope you all like it.

Yes, indeedy... I like it!
It's very detailed!
But I'm not familiar with scratch board. It looks to me like mezotint.

CelesJessa · 02-25-2006, 11:27 AM

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But I'm not familiar with scratch board. It looks to me like mezotint.

Scratchboard is where you draw the entire picture by scratching it off of a special piece of paper (I used an exactoknife).

Pinball Wizard · 02-25-2006, 04:04 PM

Your dragon is so cool, CelesJessa! I've gotta try one of those scratch boards.

I just got this new scanner so I sketched this and colored it using an application called PhotoImpression. I just hope that it uploaded okay.
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A little explanation as to why she's holding a gun and the "I don't like mondays" - I was drawing the elf lady and then the song "I don't like Mondays" by the Boomtown rats came on the radio. The song is about a school shooting where this chick comes to school, shoots some people (I'm not sure if she actually killed anyone), and when asked why she did it, replies, " I don't like Mondays". Thus the gun in her mitten-hand things was born. I was too lazy to actually try to draw good hands. And I can't draw actual guns, hence the musket.

tweebus · 02-25-2006, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by CelesJessa

Scratchboard is where you draw the entire picture by scratching it off of a special piece of paper (I used an exactoknife).

Really!?
You did all that with an exactoknife?
That explains the fine detail, but do you work in reverse?
That is, starting out with black paper and then scratching
until you get white?

Squishy Cheeks · 02-25-2006, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tweebus

Really!?
You did all that with an exactoknife?
That explains the fine detail, but do you work in reverse?
That is, starting out with black paper and then scratching
until you get white?

yes, and no there are several kinds of scratch board. I used a similar process to etch a zinc plate for print making. You coat the zinc in a tar like chemical, bake it on etch it with a stylus, and then give it an acid bath. it's very cool if i find some of my zinc prints I'll post them

CelesJessa · 02-26-2006, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by tweebus

Really!?
You did all that with an exactoknife?
That explains the fine detail, but do you work in reverse?
That is, starting out with black paper and then scratching
until you get white?

Yes. I actually love working in reverse. It's what I do most often it seems in art classes. For some reason working backwords works better for me, because I don't add enough contrast when I do it normally, but starting with black and going to white helps me add the contrast, because I usually go for a very dramatic lighting.

PCD · 02-26-2006, 04:55 PM

YOU WIN THE INTERNETS!

Dangerskew · 02-27-2006, 07:26 PM

I win? Victoly!

I colored in one of my other Corpse Bride pictures in flash. It took a while.

I like this scene in the movie.

CelesJessa · 02-27-2006, 09:28 PM

Another testiment to my artistic prowress (Sp?)

...or maybe not.

I doodle stuff like this all the time in my econ class.

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CelesJessa DA-DA-DA-DAA DAA DAA DA DA-DAAAAAA! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Zanzibar Land Posts: 6,531	Sorry if it takes awhile to load but it's definately worth it. ^^ (I highly recommend clicking on the thumbnail to see the full view for the details) A dragon I did on scratch board for art class. ^^ I hope you all like it. __________________

02-25-2006, 04:04 PM	#2354
Pinball Wizard Impressive... Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Here Posts: 59	Your dragon is so cool, CelesJessa! I've gotta try one of those scratch boards. I just got this new scanner so I sketched this and colored it using an application called PhotoImpression. I just hope that it uploaded okay. A little explanation as to why she's holding a gun and the "I don't like mondays" - I was drawing the elf lady and then the song "I don't like Mondays" by the Boomtown rats came on the radio. The song is about a school shooting where this chick comes to school, shoots some people (I'm not sure if she actually killed anyone), and when asked why she did it, replies, " I don't like Mondays". Thus the gun in her mitten-hand things was born. I was too lazy to actually try to draw good hands. And I can't draw actual guns, hence the musket. __________________ "Why can't rock music be about growing old?" -- Roger Daltrey of the WHO, who once sang "I hope I die before I get old." �We should be grateful for small blessings, as the gnome said when he blew off his hand when it might have been his head.� -- Lemuel, "Soulforge" �He�d been wrong, there was a light at the end of the tunnel, and it was a flamethrower.� -- "Mort" "As the philosopher Jagger once said 'You can't always get what you want.' " -- Dr. House, House M.D.

02-27-2006, 09:28 PM	#2360
CelesJessa DA-DA-DA-DAA DAA DAA DA DA-DAAAAAA! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Zanzibar Land Posts: 6,531	Another testiment to my artistic prowress (Sp?) ...or maybe not. I doodle stuff like this all the time in my econ class. __________________

02-27-2006, 07:26 PM	#2359
Dangerskew Goomba Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: PA Posts: 24	I win? Victoly! I colored in one of my other Corpse Bride pictures in flash. It took a while. I like this scene in the movie.