Blog of scratchboard wildlife artist Heather Ward.
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
Spotted
I'm the first to admit that "Spotted" is a cliche title for a drawing of a spotted cat; however, I thought the gaze of this leopard justified the title. This is the third big cat scratchboard I have done, there is one left (then on to the other wildcats).
Prints are available.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
WIP - Leopard
Here is a new scratchboard I am working on. This is a little bit of a closeup of the 8x10 drawing. There are no leopards at my zoo so I got the reference image from WetCanvas (user vmrs). I will be adding my own background/foreground to this soon.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Peacock Scratchboard
Here I have finished the peacock. I have to say I like painting, even if it is with ink, and will probably be doing more of this in the future. In the meantime, I want to finish the big cat series I started.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Peacock WIP
When I bought Ampersand's black ink that goes with the scratchboards, it came with a set of other colors: red, blue, green, yellow, and sepia. I figure I paid for them I may as well try them out, right? So here is the start of a peacock. I thought the colors would be relatively easy to mix, but the feathers are taking a long time to scratch in. Below is the start of the tail, and that is going to take forever.... but hopefully worth it!
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Old King
Here is my new scratchboard drawing. This is Cosmo, an old male lion at the Rio Grande Zoo in Albuquerque, NM. His former mate was one of the oldest lions in the country until she died of cancer last year.
This scratchboard is 8"x10", and I plan to continue the big cats with the next one.
Prints are available.
This scratchboard is 8"x10", and I plan to continue the big cats with the next one.
Prints are available.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Out of the Jungle
Sometimes I get so into a drawing I lose track of time. That happened with this one. "Out of the Jungle," a 5"x7" scratchboard, is finished. I used a reference photo provided by Jason Morgan, and added my own background. Soon I will write a post on the tools and techniques I am using.
Still More Scratchboard
Ringtail Lemurs - finished |
Zebra Foal II |
tiger in progress (close-up) |
cheetah in progress (close-up) |
Prints are available for all my finished pieces at Fine Art America.
Looking Up - one of my own cats |
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
More Scratchboard
ringtail lemurs - almost finished |
cheetah in-progress |
The cheetah to the left is a closeup of my first 8x10 scratchboard. The spots are driving me crazy, but I am happy with how it is coming along.
Tuesday, January 01, 2013
New Year, New Medium
Contrary to the title of this post, I do not pick up a new medium every year. However, I do find it fitting to have tried something new at the beginning of the year. I received a scratchboard set for Christmas, and didn't waste any time trying it out. These two images are my first two scratchboard drawings (I'm having a
hard time photographing the gorilla, so it's a little washed out).
I have to say, so far I love it! Of course, I'm not giving up my charcoal, by any means, but I like to expand my horizons, too. I look forward to doing more of this.
I have to say, so far I love it! Of course, I'm not giving up my charcoal, by any means, but I like to expand my horizons, too. I look forward to doing more of this.
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