Category Archives: Horses

Soft Spoken

Soft Spoken. Scratchboard, 8 x 8 inches. Copyright 2009, Tania Nault. I had a real struggle with the mane. It never occured to me when I started this one, but how do you depict an area, and an important one … Continue reading

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Dappled Buckskin

I just started this board from a reference photo on Stock.XCHNG by photograper Sue B: Dappled Buckskin, work in progress. Scratchboard, 8 x 8 inches. Copyright 2009, Tania Nault. I love the range of light and dark in the reference … Continue reading

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The Importance of Being Ernest(ly) Critiqued

Here’s an illustration of how following the advice of a good critique can help you improve your work. Now, I live in a relatively small city (Regina, Saskatchewan: population less than 200,000). And I only know of a handful of scratchboard … Continue reading

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Painted Warrior

Well, just because all my WC! scratchboard friends are asleep, recovering from Friday’s blockbuster opening of “Scratching the Surface” (sigh) and Saturday’s in-depth scratchboard demos (double sigh) in Indiana doesn’t mean I get to laze about. I’ve got paperwork to do – taxes … Continue reading

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