Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drawing board coated with white clay and a surface layer of black ink that is scratched or scraped away to produce an effect similar to engraving.
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- noun art A technique in which
drawings are created using sharp knives and tools foretching into a thin layer of white china clay that is coated with blackIndia ink
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Examples
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It seems Miller doesn't know whether he wants to direct movies, write comic books or work in scratchboard.
Must Watch: Frank Miller's The Spirit Back in Action « FirstShowing.net 2008
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PROS: Super heroes without the silly costumes, very interesting story with several surprise elements, excellent illustration by one of the the top comic artists, great coloring, wonderful 'scratchboard' cover illustrations, a nice 'how we did it' section at the end that gives insight on how comics are put together
REVIEW: Marvel 1602 Kevin 2004
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PROS: Super heroes without the silly costumes, very interesting story with several surprise elements, excellent illustration by one of the the top comic artists, great coloring, wonderful 'scratchboard' cover illustrations, a nice 'how we did it' section at the end that gives insight on how comics are put together
December 2004 2004
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The panels were "scratchboard" pieces where an image - in this case, male forms - is formed by a black substance being scratched off its white base.
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Krommes uses just three colors – black, white and yellow – and watercolor and scratchboard techniques that give the art the look of wood engravings.
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Beth Krommes used scratchboard and watercolor for 'The House in the Night.'
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Illustrator Beth Krommes summons nature's many corkscrews by means of black scratchboard dappled with color, creating a sense that the images are emerging from darkness.
Turn, Turn, Turn Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011
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Krommes uses just three colors – black, white and yellow – and watercolor and scratchboard techniques that give the art the look of wood engravings.
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Krommes uses just three colors – black, white and yellow – and watercolor and scratchboard techniques that give the art the look of wood engravings.
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Beth Krommes used scratchboard and watercolor for 'The House in the Night.'
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