Scratchboard: 10 hours in 10 minutes

www.facebook.com/andrew.john.mullen.art This is a video of artist Andrew John Mullen carving a piece of 18" x 24" scratchboard. Drew works from memories and photographs from his backcountry hikes, snowboarding trips, and his everyday experiences. This particular image was taken from three photographs of Scottish Highland Cattle, Milkweeds and Barbed Wire on the grounds of the Trapp Family Lodge in VT.

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Film & Animation

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• scratchboard
• drawing
• painting
• art
• Vermont
• Andrew John Mullen
• Trapp Family Lodge
• Scratchboard
• The Greenhornes

[NsnYourBiggestFan]

Im about to start a scratchboard project for my drawing class. Iv never done it before so, Do you have any advise please?(: I

[AndrewJohnMullen]

@NsnYourBiggestFan, Ya no problem. It all has to do with the material you are using. Are you using a Ampersand Scratchboard or a Paper Scratchboard? In addition, what type of tools are you using to carve? If you can get me this information I can help you a bit more.

[NsnYourBiggestFan]

@AndrewJohnMullen I think paper. But im not positive. And i have no idea what kind of tools yet. We just started the project and iv never done anything like it before so..;P

[AndrewJohnMullen]

@NsnYourBiggestFan I would say listen to your teacher. I am sure they will know how to best direct you. Best of luck.

[kwalden801]

Amazing. Could you tell me what tool you are using? I just started doing scratchboard and I love it. Thanks!

[AndrewJohnMullen]

@kwalden801 I used one tool for this particular scratchboard. It is a curved edge carving tool made by Ampersand. It looks like a number five Linoleum block cut tool.

[NsnYourBiggestFan]

@AndrewJohnMullen Thanks (:

[SuperPitbullMan]

u should sell this

[MiharuRokujo98]

@AndrewJohnMullen Don't you mean 8 hours?

[AndrewJohnMullen]

@soren2294 the first eight minutes I did in one day and then the last two were done the next morning.