Scratchboard is a medium in which the artist uses an ink-covered board (usually black) and scratches away an image. The resulting artwork is made up of white lines on a black surface. Here’s what you’ll need to get started: SUPPLIES: Scratchboard – Depending on where you live, you might be able to find these in an […]

Scratchboard

No other tattoo designs convey a message as clear as word tattoos. Yeah, you’re right; it’s because the message is literally written on your skin! No cryptic symbols or surreal images for people (and most importantly, yourself) to wonder what your ink means. And although you might think that these are very simple tattoos, just wait until you see the examples we’ve rounded up in our list. They’re often very far from simple and definitely inspiring!

Worlds apart connected by dark matter. Dark Black and White Drawings. Click the image, for more art from Justin Estcourt.

A couple of months ago Tigerlily went to a friend's craft-themed birthday party. And came back with this amazing thing that just wow-ed me! It was a pink, foam sheet crown for the kids to decorate, as they wished, by just scratching the surface of the foam. I was as smitten with it as my 5 yr old!! Ever since, I was planning to get Tigerlily some sheets of this amazing paper (she is a craft-lover). I didn't find the exact foam type sheets, but got a bunch of black coated scratch papers on…