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New! Framing without Glass DVD
By Birgit O’Connor
Birgit O’Connor’s DVD is a must have for any artist who wishes to mount watercolors onto an Ampersand regular or deep cradle and frame without glass. Her technique can also be used to mount prints and fabrics. Her finely tuned methods for sealing watercolors are invaluable information for protecting artwork from ultraviolet light so that the colors won’t fade and become dull over the years. Her process for sealing also shows how easy it is to enhance the color in your paintings so that your watercolors really stand out alongside oil and acrylic paintings in a gallery setting. As an added bonus, O’Conner shares her creative solutions to common problems that can occur with this process such as trapped air under the paper or fabric. This DVD is easy to follow and entertaining for artists of any skill level.
Price: $39.99, includes shipping & handling
Running time 56 minutes
For more information about Birgit O'Connor, visit www.birgitoconnor.com
Mastering the Art of Scratchboard
by Norman Gaddini with Margie Wilson
Master Scratchboard artist Norman Gaddini explains, from start to finish, and in great detail, the Scratchboard techniques he has developed in more than 30 years of painting . . . bringing Scratchboard into the field of fine art. An excellent and accomplished technician, Mr. Gaddini clearly explains what scratchboard is, how a black-and-white picture is created in scratchboard, the equipment and tools required, how to apply full color, how to mat and frame your finished scratchboard picture . . . and why Claybord Black is such an incredible scratchboard surface! Well-known and respected as a living treasure in Sonoma County, California, Norman Gaddini is still active and painting at 91 years young. His awards and shows are much too numerous to list but for more information about Norman Gaddini, click here.
This book was co-written with Margie Wilson, professional editor and writer for more than 30 years. ISBN# 0-09672491-6-3 $21.50 each
(Ampersand highly recommends! Contains everything you need to know about Claybord!)
Written by artist Charles Ewing, inventor of Claybord, The New Scratchboard is full of exciting painting and scratchboard techniques using this remarkable clay-coated surface. Some of the mediums covered are India Ink, acrylics, watercolor, printmaking and more. The New Scratchboard is loaded with inspiring step-by-step demonstrations and also contains examples by many contemporary professional artists to help you master this revolutionary Claybord surface. 144 pages, 8 1/2 x 10 1/2, 155 color and 75 black and white illustrations, Index, Manufactured in Malaysia, Watson-Guptill Publications, 770 Broadway, NY, NY 10003. ISBN 0-8230-4658-3
$32.00 each
Claybord fixative no longer included
Watercolor Gift Set – Ready to have everything you need to start painting your watercolors on Claybord Textured? This set has it all: Both an 8¨x10¨ and an 11¨x14¨ Textured panel plus Karen Vernon’s instructional video! $24.95
Claybord fixative no longer included
Value Grab Bag – This has a little bit of everything: The ‘Art of Scratchboard’ kit (with everything you need to complete the project in the Scratchboard Booklet), a Sampler Pack (with a 5¨x7¨ sample of all our coated surfaces) $17.99
Scratchboard Booklet – This booklet offers detailed instructions for varying scratchboard techniques. Included is a step-by-step project that can be completed on a 9¨x12¨ Claybord Black panel. $3.50
Scratchboard Kit Sampler – A sampling of 4 of the 15 easy-to-follow scratchboard kits that artist Sally Maxwell has designed for us. Kits require inks and a piece of chalk to fully complete. Includes the kits: Gerber Daisy, Morning Glory, Sweet Hummer, & Yellow Rose. $15.00
Pastelbord Sampler – A 5¨x7¨ sampler of the four colors Pastelbord is available in. If you haven’t tried our Pastelbord yet, this is a great place to begin! $10.00
Sampler Pack – Interested to see what all the talk is about? This pack contains a 5¨x7¨ sample of Claybord Smooth, Claybord Textured, Claybord Black, Gessobord and Pastelbord. A little something for everyone… $10.00
Sally Maxwell Video – Renowned scratchboard artist Sally
Maxwell is featured in this 60-minute instructional video for completing
2 step-by-step projects on Claybord Black. Patterns and complete instructions
are included. $15.00
Karen Vernon Video – Karen Vernon gives step-by-step instructions for using Claybord Textured to produce brilliant colors and subtly lift layers. ‘Unleashing Dynamic Color’ is an excellent 60-minute video for the watercolorist starting out on Claybord Textured, as well as for a more experienced painter wanting to learn a few new techniques. $15.00