Artist's Drawing and Inspiration

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MATERIALS

• Waterproof black ink

• Fine watercolour brushes

• White – Loew Cornell (or Saral) transfer paper

• Inktense pencils – for eyes, noses, etc. Inktense comes in pencil, liquid or block form (like a small pastel), and many can be bought separately. Colours: Willow, Baked Earth, Mid Vermillion & Chilli Red

STEP ONE

After tracing the drawing onto the scratchboard using Loew Cornell transfer paper, I have scratched the major lines and area around the eyes and ears using a scalpel and a fibreglass brush, mainly to get these parts in the right place, as I often lose some of the transferred drawing while moving my hand over the surface. I always use cotton gloves, a whole one on my left hand with which

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