Scratch board

The subject of this artwork is my dog Guinness while my family and I were at a beach in Southern New Jersey. To make this piece I used scratchboard paper, the grid method, and etching tools. I chose to use this picture because I knew that it would give me practice when it came to pulling out the highlights and different values between the shades white and black. The piece is composed evenly and the space is balanced.

Informal balance is a composition rule showcased in this piece. My art transformed from a few random scratches and marks to a full picture filled with highlights and different values.

This picture was taken in the summer, while my family and I were on a picnic dinner at a local beach. My dog was walking around sniffing and listening and he ended up posing in a perfect position for a picture. This project does not relate to my life, but the picture I chose to scratch out does because it is of one of my dogs. If I could change one thing about this piece it would be the highlights and how they are not blended in as well as I think they could have been. It is hard to do though because once you make a scratch, you can not erase it. I would be more careful.