Engraving Art

meow

Does anyone else do this?

It's a piece of cardboard with a picture imprinted onto it. You scrape along the picture to reveal the colours underneath.
They come in copper, silver, gold, rainbow and holographic pics.

If anyone knows a good stcokist or can provide a link I'd be really grateful. I love doing them but find it very hard to get hold of.

snorlax

i remember doing that when i was small, you'd use all the various bright colours (wax crayons) and then go over it with black and use something like a nail to scratch a design into it.

i saw one or two in the art and hobby shop(silver and gold ones) but i doubt they have that large a selection, whick is probably what your looking for. normally they do tigers and stuff like that. it might be worth your while seeing if eason's on O'Connell street sells any stuff cos they 'v got a decent selection of arty stuff.

meow

Thanks.

I'm not actually living in Dublin but I do go up there regularly.
I checked Easons during the week and not a sniff of them anywhere.

Ideally, I'd love to get hold of a number or site where I can order them and have them delivered.

Thanks for taking the time tho:)

smileygal

Saw some today in Cork Arts Supplies, which has a website for home delivery. They were kits in copper and silver but no tools included. I have never done them myself so can't exactly recommend.

Are the tools expensive?

meow

Thank you smileygal.

Do you know the weh address of the company?

I've never had to buy the tool separately but I doubt it costs alot. Its just a plastic handle shaped like a pencil with a sharpened metal on the end.

snorlax

there's places that sell some of the stuff your looking for in stores in Galway and Co Mayo http://www.ksg.co.uk/f_cat.html see under art foil (copper/ gold/ bronze), i don;t know if this is what your looking for as the site seems to be marketed at kids although the designs look nice.

also try the irish version of e-bay they seem to have a good selection of stuff that seems pretty cheap http://search.stores.ebay.ie/search/search.dll?query=art+foil&srchdesc=y&sid=134636183&store=BARGAIN+CRAFTS+R+US&colorid=-1&fp=0&st=2&fsoo=1&fsop=1

Larianne

Here's a method I learnt in college and absolutely loved the effect it gave.

Get your paper and cover it completely with charcoal. Get it nice and black. Then using an eraser, draw your picture!!! When finished, get some hairspray, the cheaper the better and seal the picture by spraying it over it.

I did a life drawing piece in college. My favorite piece in my portfolio I think. I love it!!

Warning though - can be pretty messy with the charcoal and the rubbing away of it.

snorlax

it's really hard to get charcoal not to smudge even when you spray it, i always find it makes my picture turn to a duller shade of black . Great idea with the eraser though, those big putty rubbers are the best !

smileygal

meow wrote:

Thank you smileygal.

Do you know the weh address of the company?

I've never had to buy the tool separately but I doubt it costs alot. Its just a plastic handle shaped like a pencil with a sharpened metal on the end.

http://www.corkartsupplies.com/store/

We should all be on commission! :cool:

artsalive

To Meow!
I love engraving art! I buy a lot of mine from eBay. I have done several and my favorite one I completed was a picture of owl in gold foil.

Have you found resources?

meow

Thanks All

I found some in Jervis Street Shopping Centre in The Art & Hobby Shop.
They carry the gold, silver & copper collections as well as the holographic, rainbow and glow in the dark lot.

Never tried the owl Arts, but thanks for the tip! :cool:

MF2HD

as far as I can remember the argos catalogue of all things has a selection of them in this edition.