Editing Scratchboard (section)

== Technique ==

[[File:Scratchboard Cross Section.jpg|thumb|Cross section of scratchboard. By removing the black ink with a sharp tool, the artist exposes the white clay.]]

Unlike many drawing media, where the artist adds in the mid-tones and shadows, with scratchboard the artist is working by adding in the highlights.<ref name="Sibley 2011">{{cite web |last1=Sibley |first1=David Allen |author1-link=David Allen Sibley |title=Ink on scratchboard technique |url=https://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/02/ink-on-scratchboard-technique/ |website=Sibley Guides |access-date=10 September 2023 |date=11 February 2011}}</ref> 

The artist can use a variety of tools to scratch away the black ink from the board and reveal more or less of the white clay that is underneath.<ref>{{cite web |title=Online Exhibits: Scratchboard |url=http://gallery.lib.umn.edu/exhibits/show/techniquesandmedia/scratchboard |website=University of Minnesota Libraries |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref> Effects include [[stippling]] by poking the board with a needle or blade, and scratching or cross-hatching using a sharp blade.<ref>{{cite web |last=Agnew |first=John N. |title=Scratchboard Strokes: 12 Critical Effects |website=Artists Network |url=https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-mediums/drawing/scratchboard-strokes-12-critical-effects/ |access-date=10 September 2023}}</ref>

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File:Lee Sunflower and silver.jpg|''Sunflower and Silver'' by Diana Lee
File:Lee Sunflower and silver detail.jpg|A detail of ''Sunflower and Silver'' to show scratching technique
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