Ampersand Tool Kit for Scratchbord

Ampersand painting boards are an innovative further development of painting boards for many different painting techniques. The basic body is a stable wood fibre board with a solid weight and a thickness of 3 mm.All advantages at a glance:     high-quality HDF board with 3 mm thickness     perfectly ground, smooth surface     kaolin clay ground with India Ink coating on top     scratching with precision and control for accurate white lines     tear-resistant & dimensionally stable     can be sealed and framed without glass     the painting surface always remains stable and plane, even with larger formats distortion-free     durable and acid-free in excellent museum quality     easy to fix  

Product information "Ampersand Scratch Knife for Scratchbord" This scratch knife is the best tool to use when you're trying out the scratchboard for the first time. Use the fine tip of this tool to create details. Use the curved tip to create wider, more pronounced lines. Use short, irregular strokes for large areas with indistinct texture such as foliage, gravel and soil. Show flat or curved smooth areas. Cut more into the highlighted areas to shape them. Slightly curved strokes create convincing hair. Use random cross strokes to create grass effects.

Ampersand painting boards are an innovative further development of painting boards for many different painting techniques. The basic body is a stable wood fibre board with a solid weight and a thickness of 3 mm. The Ampersand painting board is optionally equipped with an additional wooden frame on the back. Then thicknesses of 22 mm or even 38 mm are achieved. The board is also available as a clay gesso board with a thickness of 9 mm without a frame on the back.All advantages at a glance:     high-quality HDF board with 3 mm thickness     profile 22 mm, 38 mm with frame or 9 mm without frame     stable frame made of pine wood     clay coated similar to the Tongesso grounds used in the Renaissance     ultra-smooth, highly absorbent surface for maximum colour brilliance and luminosity     the painting surface always remains stable and plane, even with larger formats distortion-free     durable and acid-free in excellent museum quality     the ultra-soft surface is particularly suitable for detailed drawings and paintings     ink, graphite, acrylic, gouache, collage, egg tempera, airbrush, photo transfer, pencil, casein and mixed media     for special textures and details in colour and ink scratch techniques     unlimited techniques — etching, erasing, reworking, adding color and scratching it away     seal and frame without glass