Scratchboard Tutorial: Creating Realistic and Soft Fur Textures
[Join the waitlist for my online scratchboard course, coming soon!] Today's post is all about FUR! I use a combination of the small...
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melissahelene
Apr 22, 20213 min read
Scratchboard Techniques: Black vs White
[Join the waitlist for my online scratchboard course, coming soon!] My scratchboard artwork is all black and white (with many variations...
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melissahelene
Feb 24, 20213 min read
The Importance of Art Festivals in My Business
Business As An Artist "Why don't you just sell online?" "Are you selling your work on social media?" "...but they're having an online...
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melissahelene
Feb 10, 20212 min read
Scratchboard Tool Feature: The X-Acto Blade
[Join the waitlist for my online scratchboard course, coming soon!] The X-Acto blade is the second most important tool in my kit. This...
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melissahelene
Jan 28, 20214 min read
The Importance of Reference Images in Realistic Scratchboard Artwork
[Join the waitlist for my online scratchboard course, coming soon!] My scratchboard artwork is photo-realistic and hyper detailed, which...
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melissahelene
Sep 9, 20203 min read
Inside A Small Business: So What Do You DO All Day?
One of the questions that I get all the time from family, friends, and clients, is ‘what do you DO all day’? Most people have no idea...
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melissahelene
Sep 9, 20203 min read
An Inside Look at Art Festivals: What You Know and What You Don’t
There are many questions I get regularly about my work as a professional scratchboard artist, including what the heck scratchboard is,...
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melissahelene
Sep 9, 20202 min read
Endangered Species Series: Re-Introduction + African Wild Dogs
I started this Endangered Species Series in the fall of 2014 as one small part of my conservation initiative. Here is what I said about...
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melissahelene
Sep 9, 20202 min read
Scratchboard: What the heck is it?
If you’re new to the world of scratchboard, this post is for YOU! Though an old medium previously used for illustration, scratchboard is...
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Sep 9, 20202 min read
Melissa Helene | Scratchboard Artist | [Re] Introduction
Hey there everyone! I took a little bit of a hiatus from blogging recently and am ready to get back to it, offering great new content...
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