Adventures in Scratchboard
Instructor Name: Ginny Hutcheson
Instructor E-Mail: vhutcheson@msn.com
Instructor Phone: 520-906-0930
Date and Time: Friday Oct 14, 21, 28 9:00 am to 12:00
Maximum Number of Students (assumes normal non-covid room capacity): 15 students
Student experience level: Those who have worked in Scratchboard before.
The Adventures in Scratchboard class will continue with teaching different methods of coloring a finished art piece, introduction, and use of more scratch tools, what makes a good scratchboard subject, copyright infringement issues and how to preserve the artwork. Students bring their own pictures and tools to work with. Individual attention is given to each student according to their level of help needed.
Registration: Registration opens Sept. 30. Please email Ginny at vhutcheson@msn.com and include the name and starting date of the class you are registering for.
This class is open to all Quail Creek residents. If you have not yet joined the Fine Arts Painting Club a $25.00 annual FAPC fee is required to enroll in this class. A family membership is $35.00. If you join the club between October 1 and December 31, your dues are valid from date paid through the following year. You may join and sign the waiver at your first class. Please note that payment to join the FAPC and class cost are separate and cannot be paid with 1 check.
Cost: $20 per class
Supply List:
Bring a small plastic table cover to protect the tables at the art studio.
Scratchboard of any size. 6 x 6, 5 x 7 through 8 x 10 boards.
For a pattern, a color and black and white photocopy of the same size as the scratchboard. (The clear close-up picture should have some movement, fur, feathers or defining details.)
X-Acto knife and #11 blades plus a scratch knife. Any tool that will scratch through the ink. Useful tools are the pencil shaped fiberglass brushes in large and small sizes.)
*Optional – Scratchboard tool kit – (Ampersand kit consists of scratch knife, line tool, fiberglass brush, wire brush and oil-free steel wool.)
Kneaded rubber eraser for picking up ink residue or a small soft bristle make-up brush to brush away the ink residue (Walmart.)
White transfer paper and/or white tracing paper and graphite pencil.
Colored pencils, watercolor pencils or watercolor for coloring the artwork.
*Optional – Ampersand scratchboard inks from online stores. (This set includes a black repair ink.)
Small soft non-expensive paint brush and small water containers to apply colors.
Black waterproof medium fine tipped ink pen (Prisma or Micron) (Walmart.)
Blue masking tape (Walmart)
White Viva towels for putting down color. (Paper towels with no pattern)
Cardboard or a stiff piece to mount the scratchboard onto.
*Ampersand scratchboards, tool kits, scratchboard inks (will not be at Michael’s but I haven’t tried Hobby Lobby.)
*White transfer paper and the scratchboards, tool kits and inks might be purchased at Arizona Art Supply, 4343 N Oracle Rd, Tucson (near Wetmore.) If you tell them, you are taking a class at Quail Creek and the supplies aren’t already on sale, you will get a 20% discount.
Online orders might be from Dickblick.com, Cheapjoe’s.com, Jerrysartarama.com or Amazon.
Order the small Euro Tool fiberglass brush from Amazon. Extra Thin Fiberglass Brush BRS-290.0. Refill Packet BRS-290.01 (12pack)
or
Esslinger.com Brand:
Bergeon #6240 (2mm) Extra Thin Fiberglass Scratch Brush. Economy Fiberglass Cleaning Brush