Comments for Russ McMullin's Fine Art Scratchboard Blog http://www.russmcmullin.com/blog Fine Art and Portraiture in Scratchboard and Prismacolor Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:04:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on Candy – pet portrait – nearly finished by Dan F http://www.russmcmullin.com/blog/?p=160#comment-200 Dan F Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:04:23 +0000 http://www.russmcmullin.com/blog/?p=160#comment-200 Hi Russ Thanks for the reply. Ive tested out gesso on card it aint great but I think its possible to leave marks but far from accurate and it kinda rips up the gesso even when Im going lightly, also maybe Im not applying the ink in the right way but I think Im best off waiting for the order to arrive and try it for real. Thank you for taking the time to reply and giving your advice much appreciated. Happy scratching Dan Hi Russ

Thanks for the reply. Ive tested out gesso on card it aint great but I think its possible to leave marks but far from accurate and it kinda rips up the gesso even when Im going lightly, also maybe Im not applying the ink in the right way but I think Im best off waiting for the order to arrive and try it for real.
Thank you for taking the time to reply and giving your advice much appreciated.

Happy scratching
Dan

]]> Comment on Candy – pet portrait – nearly finished by Russ http://www.russmcmullin.com/blog/?p=160#comment-197 Russ Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:25:46 +0000 http://www.russmcmullin.com/blog/?p=160#comment-197 Hi Dan, Thanks very much for your comments. I think your gesso idea would work, but it probably wouldn't be as nice to work on as the Ampersand boards. It's certainly worth a try. An airbrush would be the way to apply the ink. That way it would be a rich black, but thin enough to allow for easy scratching. Russ Hi Dan,

Thanks very much for your comments. I think your gesso idea would work, but it probably wouldn’t be as nice to work on as the Ampersand boards. It’s certainly worth a try. An airbrush would be the way to apply the ink. That way it would be a rich black, but thin enough to allow for easy scratching.

Russ

]]> Comment on Candy – pet portrait – nearly finished by Dan F http://www.russmcmullin.com/blog/?p=160#comment-189 Dan F Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:52:28 +0000 http://www.russmcmullin.com/blog/?p=160#comment-189 Hi Russ absolutley amazing work its so detailed. Ive just ordered some ampersand board today I am dying to give this a try Ive been searching the net for examples of peoples work to see whats possible with this medium by the looks of your work its all possible. Im a painting student and Ive got gesso for priming canvas was wondering would you know if I apply this to board and sanded it and applied ink my self would this work as well as pre made boards. Again fantastic work Dan Hi Russ absolutley amazing work its so detailed. Ive just ordered some ampersand board today I am dying to give this a try Ive been searching the net for examples of peoples work to see whats possible with this medium by the looks of your work its all possible. Im a painting student and Ive got gesso for priming canvas was wondering would you know if I apply this to board and sanded it and applied ink my self would this work as well as pre made boards.
Again fantastic work
Dan

]]> Comment on Candy – new pet portrait in scratchboard. by Natalie Logan http://www.russmcmullin.com/blog/?p=146#comment-67 Natalie Logan Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:25:34 +0000 http://www.russmcmullin.com/blog/?p=146#comment-67 Maybe I did see it once before. I can't remember. Anyway, I really like it. :D Maybe I did see it once before. I can’t remember. Anyway, I really like it. :D

]]> Comment on Candy – new pet portrait in scratchboard. by Russ http://www.russmcmullin.com/blog/?p=146#comment-49 Russ Sat, 30 Oct 2010 03:11:13 +0000 http://www.russmcmullin.com/blog/?p=146#comment-49 I thought you had seen this one. It belongs to my friend in Australia. I need to get it sent off to him soon. I thought you had seen this one. It belongs to my friend in Australia. I need to get it sent off to him soon.

]]> Comment on Candy – new pet portrait in scratchboard. by Natalie Logan http://www.russmcmullin.com/blog/?p=146#comment-48 Natalie Logan Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:42:25 +0000 http://www.russmcmullin.com/blog/?p=146#comment-48 Who is Candy? I'm not sure I've ever seen this dog. :) -Natalie Who is Candy? I’m not sure I’ve ever seen this dog.

:)

-Natalie

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