This is the demonstration piece I did at the Nature Fest back in late April. I did the entire thing over the 2 day festival, starting the preliminary sketch Sat. morning, transferring it and completing the picture by Sunday afternoon. It's done on scratchboard, a paper coated with clay and ink, the drawing is made by scratching through the ink to make white lines. It's a good technique to use for demos, as it's uncommon, so people are curious about it, and there's no paint to smear or water to spill as people jostle the table. This portrait is of an alpaca, a South American relative of llamas and the wiggly lines I used to make the fur was a bit different than my usual strokes, so it was a challenge to keep that texture consistant. A lady who is very familiar with alpacas praised it and told me that the cuddly looking animal hum when they are contented, which I never knew before. I'll mat the picture before the next local craft show in December, where I'll add it to my wares.
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Cool! I did an etching...a LONG time ago. I believe I did it on a piece of acrylic. It was something they had us do in High School art class. Interesting how things from the past come back to you.
The texture of the fur is well expressed by this original technic .
I have to say also the drawing is especially clever and expressive .
In friendship
Michel
What a great picture! Too bad I can't make an offer!
It looks very pett-able.:)
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