Scratch paper is neat! Have you tried it before?
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What is scratch paper? Sandpaper? Looks great!
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Paper typically used for kid art. You “scratch” off the outer coating (often black) to reveal the color below. Fun stuff. Laser wirks as well as a stick to remove the top layer.
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What they said^ lol. It starts black then is made to hand scratch off like a lottery card then shows color.
Here’s a multi colored one
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Oh! Okay, I know what you’re talking about now. I think using a laser on it is really cool, especially if you have some paper that has multi-color underneath. That would make some really pretty designs.
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I tried to get into this stuff but my grandson developed the ability to chew through dozens of pages per hour. So, as with the 2-tone gel pens, i surrendered to the joy of children.
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How neat! I have a bunch of this stuff for my grandkids but didn’t think about using it in the laser!!
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A cool effect for sure!
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That is super-cool!
We used to make our own as a kid, paint on paper then black wax crayon… I remember lots of hippie/reggae designs…
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I used to make my own as well. Before being introduced to the commercially produced paper, my aunt showed me how to make it with crayons or oil pastels after i was impressed by a piece she did in an art class.
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For a few more posts on scratch paper:
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Quite lovely.
With that design the gold one really pops
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we have two pieces of professionally made scratchboard from an artist at the torpedo factory in alexandria, va.
first was commissioned by my wife, a portrait of our last dog. she spent time hand coloring it afterward.
and one that i bought for my wife.
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I’m gonna be real naive and ask “What now?” It’s paper, not wood. What are you going to do with it? Glue it to wood and frame it? Put it on a stand? … I’m sorry, but this is a whole new concept for me and I don’t understand. Offline contact would be just fine.
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Typically framed, in my experience.
As a kid they were just for fun in school, tossed unless we wanted to take home to our parents. But I’ve seen many framed ones - typically much larger…
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