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Scratchboard

Scratchboard or scraperboard or scratch art is a form of direct engraving in which the artist scratches off dark ink to reveal a white or colored layer beneath. The technique uses sharp knives and tools for engraving into the scratchboard, which is usually cardboard covered in a thin layer of white China clay coated with black India ink. Scratchboard can…

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Scratchboard

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples50
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

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Scratchboard

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related to Further reading · 29
Scratchboard → Bateman, Batsford Limited, Billin, Curtis, Cut Drawings, Cutler, Cécile, Daily Mail School-Aid, Draw, Drawing, Edward Stanley, How, Illustration, ISBN, John Yunge, London, Merritt Dana, OCLC, Ruth, Scraper Board
related to Artists · 17
Scratchboard → Illustrated, Illustrators, In, International Society, Jacques Tardi, John Schoenherr, Jos Sances, Jules Verne's, Lulu Miller, Michael McCurdy, Peter Blake, Scott McKowen, Scratchboard Artists, Sven Rayen, The, Virgil Finlay, Why Fish Don't Exist
related to Technique · 3
Scratchboard → Effects, The, Unlike
is a · 1
Scratchboard → adult non-fiction book

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art white technique scraperboard engraving ink artist black colored layer medium drawing board scratch reveal sharp tools clay detailed artists

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Scratchboardis aadult non-fiction book0.90text
Scratchboardrelated to ArtistsIllustrators0.60section
Scratchboardrelated to ArtistsMichael McCurdy0.60section
Scratchboardrelated to ArtistsPeter Blake0.60section
Scratchboardrelated to ArtistsVirgil Finlay0.60section
Scratchboardrelated to ArtistsJohn Schoenherr0.60section
Scratchboardrelated to ArtistsJos Sances0.60section
Scratchboardrelated to ArtistsSven Rayen0.60section
Scratchboardrelated to ArtistsScott McKowen0.60section
Scratchboardrelated to ArtistsThe0.60section
Scratchboardrelated to ArtistsJacques Tardi0.60section
Scratchboardrelated to ArtistsJules Verne's0.60section

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