Showing posts with label scratchboard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scratchboard. Show all posts

Friday, September 23, 2016

Botanical Illustration III - Scratchboard

I completed the third and final class of introductory botanical illustration last evening.  The eight students attempted scratchboard, something I had never tried before.  There's no erasing; no correcting errors.  My results appears at the head of the post.  The instructor and I agreed that I had probably done my best work in the red section of the largest leaf.

I now know that I am sufficiently capable of drawing to tackle other projects, but I'll probably have to wait until I retire to take this up again.  I don't think I'll attempt scratchboard, though; it was frustrating and unforgiving.