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Scratchboard Art For Sale: The Fascinating Process Of Creating This Unique Medium

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Have you ever seen scratchboard art for sale before? It’s a unique medium that is made up of a thin layer of black clay covered in white kaolin. When an artist scratches away the surface of this clay, they reveal the black underneath. This creates stunning pieces of artwork with incredible detail! What’s even more fascinating is when scratchboard has a metallic sheen because bronze, gold or silver are added to the clay.

What should I know about this?

Well first of all scratchboard art is not just scratchboard. It’s a type of medium called scratchboard, which has been around since the early 1900s and was originally made with an engraved wooden block and ink. Today there are many different types available from scratch-off cards to pieces that look like paintings!
Scratchboard is made out of clay or paper then covered in white kaolin before being scratched away by hand using tools such as knives, erasers, and wire brushes. The end result can be anything from portraits of people animals landscapes abstract designs even textiles!

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