--- product_id: 4707030 title: "Scratchbord Artist Tool Kit for Painting & Drawing" brand: "ampersand art supply" price: "266.55 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 category: "Ampersand Art Supply" url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/4707030-scratchbord-artist-tool-kit-for-painting-and-drawing store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Ultra-smooth kaolin clay surface Repairable with transparent & black inks Warp-resistant Hardbord core Scratchbord Artist Tool Kit for Painting & Drawing **Brand:** ampersand art supply **Price:** 266.55 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🖤 Scratch your way to legendary art—where precision meets permanence. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Scratchbord Artist Tool Kit for Painting & Drawing by ampersand art supply - **How much does it cost?** 266.55 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/4707030-scratchbord-artist-tool-kit-for-painting-and-drawing) ## Best For - ampersand art supply enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ampersand art supply brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Mistakes? No Problem!:** Easily repair and refine your artwork with specialized inks for flawless finishes. - • **Frame-Ready Without Fuss:** Durable 1/8" backing means no extra mounting board needed—display like a pro instantly. - • **Glare-Free Gallery Vibes:** Seal and showcase your masterpiece without glass for a sleek, museum-style presentation. - • **Precision Meets Perfection:** Museum-quality clay surface for hyper-detailed, high-contrast scratch art. - • **Built to Last, Built to Impress:** Rigid, warp-resistant Hardbord backing ensures a flat, tear-free canvas every time. ## Overview The Scratchbord Artist Tool Kit features a premium, acid-free kaolin clay surface coated with rich black India ink on a warp-resistant Hardbord core. Designed for professional scratchboard artists, it enables ultra-precise, high-contrast subtractive drawing with easy repair options using specialized inks. Its durable 1/8" backing eliminates the need for mounting boards and allows for glass-free, glare-free display after sealing, making it the ultimate surface for hyper-realistic and detailed scratchboard artwork. ## Description Scratchbord is the professional scratchboard surface trusted by award-winning illustrators, wildlife artists, and realism artists worldwide. Built on Ampersand’s premium Hardbord protected with Archiva-Seal and coated with an ultra-smooth kaolin clay ground and rich black India ink, it delivers unmatched precision for subtractive drawing, engraving-style illustration, sgraffito, and high-contrast artwork. Scratch through the black surface to reveal the white clay beneath, creating detail and tonal depth impossible to achieve on canvas, black canvas boards, black painting panels, or painted black wood panels. Unlike traditional art canvases or generic black art boards, Scratchbord is engineered specifically for scratchboard drawing and produces clean, controlled marks for hyper-realistic fur, feathers, portraiture, and black-and-white realism. Built on a rigid, warp-resistant Hardbord core, it stays perfectly flat—never tearing, bending, buckling, or wrinkling like paper scratchboards or thin craft scratch surfaces. The clay-and-ink coating allows repeated mark-making, fine rescratching, and controlled shading using scratch knives, scalpels, tattoo needles, Slice craft knives, wire brushes, fiber brushes, and oil-free steel wool (tools sold separately). Artists can also incorporate ink, airbrush, collage, and mixed media, making Scratchbord a more versatile option than standard black canvases or MDF art boards. For vibrant color work, transparent Scratchbord/Claybord Inks (sold separately) add rich, vivid tones that remain luminous on the white clay. Highlights can be rescratched for contrast, and unwanted marks can be repaired using black India ink or Ampersand Black Repair Ink—giving artists full creative control without fear of mistakes. When artwork is complete, simply seal the panel with a spray varnish and frame it without glass. Ampersand Floaterframes and Duoframes offer a clean, glare-free, gallery-style presentation that showcases every etched detail. Scratchbord reflects over 30 years of Ampersand’s dedication to museum-quality painting and drawing surfaces. Whether you’re a professional scratchboard artist or searching for a premium black drawing surface, black scratchboard panel, black art board, or black engraving panel, Scratchbord offers the most responsive, archival, and detail-focused surface available today. Handcrafted in the USA using FSC-certified materials. For beginners exploring scratchboard art, Ampersand also offers Scratchbord Kits that include a Scratchbord panel, tool, pattern, and instructions (sold separately) Review: Perfect - I just started playing around with clay board and multimedia techniques. These tools are great for both scratch board and this clay board. With the ampersand clay board, you can scratch away and remove ink and liquid acrylic with steel wool or the scratch board tools. This is a great set of well made tools. Review: Good tools - I am new to scratch board, but these work well for me. ## Features - Surface for Detailed Illustration: Built for artists who demand precision, this acid-free, museum-quality panel begins with the same ultra-smooth kaolin clay surface used on Ampersand Claybord, then is coated with rich black India ink. Scratch through the surface to reveal the white clay beneath—perfect for high-contrast drawings, wildlife art, realism, hyper-detailed illustration, and subtractive scratchboard techniques with unmatched clarity. - Warp-Resistant Hardbord Core: Crafted on Ampersand’s premium Hardbord, this rigid panel stays perfectly flat—never tearing, buckling, or wrinkling like paper scratchboards. The ultra-smooth clay surface allows tools to glide cleanly for crisp lines, textures, shading, cross-hatching, stippling, sgraffito, engraving effects, and detailed illustration. - Repair Marks Easily: Apply transparent Scratchbord/Claybord Inks (sold separately) to the exposed white clay for rich, vivid color that stays luminous. Scratch again to refine highlights or deepen contrast. Unwanted marks or over-scratched areas can be repaired cleanly using black India ink or Ampersand Scratchbord Black Repair Ink. - No Mounting Board Required: Unlike paper scratchboards, the 1/8" Hardbord backing provides a durable, non-flexing foundation that frames beautifully without foamcore, matboard, or other support. Perfect for professional display and conservation framing. - Display Without Glass After Sealing: When sealed with a spray varnish, Scratchbord artwork becomes durable enough to display without glass — eliminating glare and giving the finished piece a striking, gallery-style presentation rarely possible with traditional scratchboard papers. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B000IG2OXC | | Batteries required | No | | Best Sellers Rank | #87,785 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ( See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ) #107 in Artists Drawing Sets | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (163) | | Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No | | Item Weight | 4 ounces | | Item model number | AMPTOOL1 | | Manufacturer | Ampersand Art Supply | | Product Dimensions | 8.7 x 5.8 x 1 inches | ## Images ![Scratchbord Artist Tool Kit for Painting & Drawing - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61n55fdr4NL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect *by C***R on November 12, 2024* I just started playing around with clay board and multimedia techniques. These tools are great for both scratch board and this clay board. With the ampersand clay board, you can scratch away and remove ink and liquid acrylic with steel wool or the scratch board tools. This is a great set of well made tools. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good tools *by B***S on August 20, 2025* I am new to scratch board, but these work well for me. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ... for my students and they have created the most amazing scratch art *by C***T on February 14, 2015* I bought this kit for my students and they have created the most amazing scratch art. So very meany effects are available with the assortment of tools! ## Frequently Bought Together - Ampersand Art Supply Scratchbord Artist Tool Kit for Painting & Drawing - Ampersand Art Supply Scratch Art Panel: Museum Series Scratchbord, 1/8 Inch Flat Profile, 5" x 7" - Pack of 3 - Ampersand Art Supply Scratchbord 6 Color Ink Set --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/4707030-scratchbord-artist-tool-kit-for-painting-and-drawing](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/4707030-scratchbord-artist-tool-kit-for-painting-and-drawing) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-06-25*