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Ampersand Scratchbord "Creating with Scratchbord" DVD

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…the Scratch Knives to produce fine details, the Line Tool for for easy parallel lines and cross hatching, the Fiber Brush to remove erasure dust and soften hard edges, and the Wire Brush to create random textures like hair or grass.  Three grades of Oil-Free Steel Wool helps remove pigment… Produce different Scratchboard Techniques Ampersand’s Scratchbord Tools make precision Scratchbord techniques easy!  Use the Scratch Knives to produce fine details, the Line Tool for for easy parallel lines and cross hatching, the Fiber Brush to remove erasure dust and soften hard edges, and the Wire Brush to create random textures like hair or grass.  Three grades of Oil-Free Steel Wool helps remove pigment from large areas and helps to create tonal values.  Tools are available individually or as a great kit set for beginners! Key Features:* Each tool creates specific effects* Create texture and lines easily* Soft edges with Fiber Tool Perfect For: * Scratchboard Artists* Producing different Scratchboard Techniques* Faster learning curve with tools   Scratchbord Fiber Brush Tool:  Use like an eraser to soften edges and create gradual, tonal values (contains fiberglass, not recommended for children). Scratchbord Line Tool: Gives you the ability to make 5 lines at once.  Creates easy parallel lines and makes for fast crosshatching!   Scratchbord Knife Holder and Nibs (set of 2): Featuring one fine and one curved knife nib, this is the best tool to initially learn the art of scratchboard with. Scratchbord Wire Brush: Helps create random textures like hair, grass, and fur. See More

Ampersand Gessobord Art Shadow Box, 12"x12"

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White Great for dioramas, installations, and three-dimensional painting. The Art Shadow Box has a 2" deep cradle frame with the Gessobord™ surface on the inside instead of the outside. When you need to turn your artwork inside out, the Art Shadow Box is a good place to start. Perfect with oils or acrylics and mixed media. Build assemblages, dioramas and three-dimensional artwork. Made with archival quality Ampersand wood materials. Available in three sizes, the Art Shadow box from Ampersand is the first of its kind. Inside, paint away on Ampersand's signature Gessobord surface. Then, custom paint the interior sides to expand your painting into three dimensions! Each box is 2" deep making them great for dioramas, installations, and three-dimensional painting. All sides are paintable and made with Ampersand's premium quality wood materials. Key Features:* 2" deep cradle frame with the Gessobord* Available in 6”x6”, 8”x8”, and 12”x12”* Surface on the inside instead of the outside* Made with archival quality* Perfect with oils or acrylics and mixed media* Build assemblages, dioramas and three-dimensional artwork* Custom paint the interior sides to expand your painting into three dimensions* All sides are paintable* Made with Ampersand's premium quality wood materials See More

Ampersand Birch Wood Cradled 7/8in Panel - 12"x12" (2-Pack)

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Natural Ampersand Value Series Panels Outperform All The Rest! Now available in value packs, Ampersand Birch Wood Panels are ideal for use with all artists’ paints including oils, acrylics, mixed media, mounting prints, collage, drawing, and inks. Birch Wood Panel Value Packs are priced for the budget-minded artist. They feature a sturdy birch plywood surface ideal for mixed media applications. These unprimed 7/8" cradled panels can be easily primed with gesso, and are available in 2-, 3- or 4-packs. Key Features: * Trusted Brand * Rigid Birch Plywood Surface * Budget-Friendly Pack Quantities * 7/8" Cradled Depth Perfect For: * Oils, Acrylics, and Collage * Plein Air Artists on-the-go * Painters, illustrators, or instructors * Mixed Media See More

Ampersand Duoframe Window Mount 12"x12" and Float Mount 18"x18", White

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White Modern Versatility. Timeless Style. Duoframes from Ampersand offer the ultimate versatility for framing artwork. The unique St. Ives design allows one frame to fit various artwork sizes. You can display artwork through the frame "window" or "float" mount artwork on top of the frame. To float mount, you must use artwork larger than the frame window. Please note: Float mounting involves using glue. It may be hard to remove glue residue from the face of the frame. Key Features: * Display options: window mount or float mount * The only ready-made St. Ives Style frame * Window mount artwork in the frame "window" * Display artwork "floating" on top of the frame * Made of high-quality FSC-certified maple * Hanging hardware included Perfect For: * Framing artwork up to 1/4" flat or up to 7/8" cradled * Maximizing the impact of smaller artworks * Displaying 3D and fiber artworks * Switching art in and out of the frame * Art installations   Duoframe Size Chart   See More

Ampersand Museum Series Scratchbord 12" x 12"

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Black Claybord Black™ Surface! Ampersand Scratchbords have all the features and benefits of Claybord, including its archival properties. Under its India ink layer, Scratchbord has a smooth, absorbent kaolin clay ground applied to a sealed, 1/8" True Artist Hardbord™. Simply put, Scratchbord is Ampersand’s Claybord panel, sprayed with an even coat of high-quality, deep black India Ink. Originally developed as an alternative to scratchboard paper, it is the surface of choice for most professional scratchboard artists today. Not only can you create exquisite white-on-black art, you can add color to create amazing colorful scratchboard works. Colored inks can be applied to the white areas and then scratched again for to create additional highlights and volume. Ampersand offers a collection of Scratchbord/Claybord Inks The Professional's Choice for Scratchboard Products! Perfectly Inked Clay Surface -Scratchbord™ has a smooth, absorbent kaolin clay ground evenly coated with India Ink. Acid-free and absolutely archival. Create the Finest Detail -Scratch easily with controlled, clean, crisp white lines to create exquisite white on black art. Will not tear, crack or bend. For best results, try the Claybord™ tools & accessories. Frame without Glass -Seal finished scratchbord with a spray fixative to dissolve fingerprints or smudges. Then, frame your art without glass. Scratchbord Essentials Etching Set - This perfect gift package comes with everything needed for etching including three sizes of Scratchbord, a Scratchbord tool kit and Scratchbord ink set. See More

Ampersand Encausticbord 1-1/2" Cradled Panel 12x12"

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White The innovative Encausticbord surface is ready to use and requires no preparation An archival panel designed from a collaboration between Ampersand and R&F Handmade Paints, only Encausticbord has a ready to use surface formulated for the unique demands of encaustic painting and mixed media. This combination of Ampersand’s archival panel coating technology and R&F’s expertise in encaustics led to Encausticbord™, a unique wood panel that has the tooth to hold encaustic and mixed media unlike any other surface. Key Features:* Revolutionary encaustic ground is heat resistant* Designed to bond strongly with encaustic wax and collage* Archival, eco-friendly, and formaldehyde-free * Manufactured from sustainable forest products Perfect For:* Encaustic and Multi-Media Artists* Encaustic Paints* Oil Paints and Oil Sticks* Collage, Image Transfer, and Incising   The Encausticbord™ ground has been specially formulated to provide superb adhesion between the encaustic paint and the surface. The ground is formulated with a very high solids to acrylic binder ratio which results in a very porous and absorbent surface. In addition, mineral aggregates are carefully selected in size and shape and added to the ground to yield a surface with a higher degree of surface roughness than typical acrylic gesso, which allows for better adhesion of encaustic wax. The ground is not only heat resistant and highly absorbent, but also holds tight to layers of wax and collage without the fear of cracking or separation. The innovative Encausticbord surface is ready to use and requires no preparation. The bright and velvety ground is perfect not only for encaustics, but for mixed media applications including oil paints and sticks, collage, image transfer, incising and more, and the durable bond offered by the ground means that fantastic textures and thick layers can be built up on its outstandingly receptive surface.   Encausticbord is available in various depths for multiple display options: 1/8" and 1/4" flat panels, 7/8" and 1 1/2" cradled panels, and 2 1/8" DEEP gallery cradled panels for maximum support.  Deeper cradled panels give artists the benefit of a gallery-style, frameless presentation.   See More

Ampersand Value Series Artist Cradled Panel 3/4" Deep, Canvas Finish 12" x 12"

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White Performs Like a Panel, Feels Like Canvas! Do you want more control over your paint application and truer brighter colors? Then try Ampersand's Artist Panel - Primed Canvas Texture, a high-quality painting panel primed with acid-free acrylic gesso. The ready-to-paint surface is like a gessoed canvas in texture, appearance and absorbency, giving artists the familiar feel of a fine linen or canvas with the additional advantage of painting on a rigid surface. The durable, rigid, medium density fiberboard (MDF) support makes the Primed Canvas Texture panel ideal for palette-knife painting and multimedia applications. The familiar canvas texture makes this a great introduction to panel painting! Key Features: * Advantages of a panel with a familiar canvas texture * Semi-absorbent acid-free ground perfect for oil paints, acrylic, or mixed media * Ready to use, no need to mount canvas or apply gesso * 3/8” flat format has a ready to display hang slot on the back * Birch plywood cradle construction Perfect For:* Palette-knife painting and multimedia applications. * More control over your paint application and truer brighter colors* Altered art, collage and found objects* Ready-to-paint panel coated with acrylic gesso and ideal for use with oil and acrylic paints* An amazing quality for the price! These wood panels will not give, bend or flex As with all of Ampersand’s panels, they are made with quality materials that have been tested for durability and for performance with artists’ paints. Panels are available in three distinct profiles - 3/8" flat and 3/4" or 1-1/2" cradled. 3/8" Flat Profile With Hanging Slot - The 3/8" flat profile panels come with built in hanging slots for an easy and affordable way to display your finished art. The cradle support frames are handcrafted using 1/2" birch plywood, offering extreme stability and support. Traditional Profile With 3/4" Cradle - This profile can be hung on a wall or placed into a traditional frame similar to a traditional canvas. The frame is made with light colored birch plywood. Gallery Profile With 1-1/2" Cradle - This profile mirrors a gallery profile canvas. The frame is made with light colored birch plywood that can be painted or stained, providing artists with a ready-to-hang surface. See More

Ampersand Museum Series Pastelbord Single Board 12x12" - Sand

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White Pastelbord - The Solid Choice for Pastels and More! Pastelbord's unique surface is a hand-applied kaolin clay ground textured with fine marble dust granules. Amersand Pastelbord holds more pastel layers than any other surface! Pastelbord is a clay and gesso coated hardboard panel with a granular marble dust finish comparable to a sanded pastel paper except more durable and more versatile. The coating is pH neutral and non-yellowing, making it a truly permanent museum quality surface. Available in 1/8" flat Gray, Green, Sand, and White for hand-tinting. Conservator quality wood materials and sealing processes, no other panel on the market protects an artist’s work like an Ampersand panel Key Features:* 1/8" flat wood panels* More durable and more versatile than paper* The coating is pH neutral and non-yellowing* Truly permanent museum quality surface* Marble-dust tooth holds more layers than pastel paper* Holds artwork still eliminating excessive pastel dust collecting inside the frame* Available in white, gray, sand, and green tones* Archival, Handcrafted in the USA Perfect For:* Soft or oil pastels and pastel pencils* Achieve amazing results with acrylics, oils, watercolors, gouache, charcoal and more* Exquisite Sanded Surface* More durable and more versatile surface Ampersand™ Pastelbord wood panels are Archival, Handcrafted in the USA, made from FSC certified sustainable US forest products. We use completely green manufacturing processes that protect the natural environment. No harmful chemicals used, no dangerous emissions for artists. A smart choice. Made with conservator quality wood materials and sealing processes, no other panel on the market protects an artist’s work like an Ampersand panel. Unmatched Techniques - Perfect for soft or oil pastels and pastel pencils. Pastels go on smooth, blend beautifully, and colors stay rich and vibrant. Exceptional for both wet and dry pastel painting. Not Just for Pastels - Achieve amazing results with acrylics, oils, watercolors, gouache, charcoal and more Exquisite Sanded Surface - Ampersand Museum Series Pastelbord's unique surface is a hand-applied kaolin clay ground textured with fine marble dust granules. Amersand Pastelbord holds more pastel layers than any other surface! Available in Gray, Green, Sand, and White for hand-tinting. Video - See Video on Colored pencil on Ampersand Pastelbord, blending with solvents in our "Video Tab" See More

Ampersand Artist Primed Smooth 3/8" Flat Panel 12" x 12"

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White Perfectly primed: ideal for all painting styles! Ampersand Primed Smooth Artist Panels are perfect for artists working with oils, acrylics, mixed media, and more! These panels are coated with an acid-free, acrylic gesso primer and fully supported with premium birch plywood cradle support frames. A unique feature of the Primed Smooth panels is they are completely primed on the surface and the sides of the cradle—great if you want to wrap your images over the edge without the extra prep work. The ultra-smooth surface allows for amazing detail work and is great for oil, acrylic, mixed media, paint pouring, graphite, collage, mounting, alcohol ink, heavy impasto, and much more! The primed smooth panels are also the ideal choice for mounting flexible surfaces like canvas, paper, and prints. Key Features:* Ready to use, pre-gessoed wood panel * Ultra-smooth, semi-absorbent, acid-free ground * Primed on the surface and sides * 3/8” flat format has a ready-to-display hang slot on the back * 5-ply Birch plywood cradle construction Perfect For:* • Oil, acrylic, mixed media, paint pouring, fine detail work, graphite, collage, alcohol ink, heavy impasto, and more* Excellent surface for collage and mixed media* Mount canvas or paper for a more stable support* An unbeatable value! See More

Ampersand Museum Series Aquabord 1/8" Flat Panel 12" x 12"

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White Acid-free textured clay surface that absorbs watercolors like a fine paper Colors retain their purity and vibrancy on Aquabord in a way that even the finest watercolor papers cannot. This multimedia panel simulates the absorbency and texture of cold pressed paper but allows color to be lifted back to white easily while leaving the richest, most vibrant color possible. The surface is workable and can withstand color lifting and scrubbing even after the watercolor has dried. Glazes and transparent layers of color look amazing on Aquabord. It will not tear, shrink or buckle even under heavy water application. The Museum Series Aquabord is available in a 1/8" flat panel, or a 7/8", 1-1/2", or a 2" cradled panel. The 2" Deep Cradle eliminates the need for framing altogether. Stain, paint or wax the cradle edges and eliminate the cost of framing altogether! Key Features: * Acid-free textured clay surface absorbs watercolors like a fine paper * Available in 1/8", 7/8", 1-1/2", or 2" depth * Texture similar to cold-pressed watercolor paper * Unlike paper, it will never tear, shrink or buckle * Cradles constructed using premium grade 13-ply birch plywood * Archival, eco-friendly, and made in the USA Perfect For: * Watercolor, gouache, casein, acrylics, and inks * Painting bright, brilliant watercolors * Lifting color easily * Applying endless layers and glazes of color * Creating incredible details and highlights * Great for gouache, acrylic, and ink too!   Frame Without Glass - Watercolors can be sealed and displayed without glass keeping colors and textures true to life! Artist and Environment Friendly - Ampersand Aquabord™ is made from sustainable forest products that ensure the protection of wildlife, plants, soil, and water. Always formaldehyde-free and no harmful volatile organic compounds. See More

Ampersand Claybord Panel 2" Cradle - 12" x 12"

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White Claybord™ The Ultimate Multi-Media Panel Museum Series Claybord™ is made using 1/8” Hardbord panels, featuring Ampersand’s simply amazing kaolin clay ground formula. This ultra-smooth sanded, highly absorbent clay ground is similar in paintability to the clay gesso grounds used during the Renaissance and allows paint colors to remain true and brilliant! While Claybord allows the use of traditional materials, tools, and techniques, it is also an ideal surface for mixed media and experimentation. Details can be added, highlights created, and mistakes corrected. Apply paint and ink using brushes, sponges, palette knives, paper towels, airbrush, technical pens, and painting tools. Claybord is also an excellent printing surface, and can also be used for image transfers. Key Features:* Acid-free, ultra-smooth, highly absorbent kaolin clay ground * Amazing with alcohol inks * Protected by Ampersand’s proprietary Archiva-Seal barrier technology, the most advanced formula for sealing wood * Cradles constructed using premium grade 13-ply birch plywood* Archival, eco-friendly and fully made in the USA* Perfect For:* Ink, graphite, acrylic, gouache, collage, egg tempera, airbrush, scratchboard, and more.* Ideal for image transfers and as a printing surface* Additive and subtractive processes with any artists tools* Surface ideal for brittle media like egg tempera and caseins   * 1/8" Flat Panels - ideal for plein air and studio painting— slips easily into pochade boxes. Flat panels allow for standard framing. * 3/4" Cradled Panels - offer more support for using heavier mediums and built-up textures. The depth allows for traditional canvas-style framing or floater frames. * 1-1/2" Cradled Panels - offer more support for using heavier mediums and built-up textures. The depth allows for traditional canvas-style framing or floater frames. * 2" Deep Cradle Panels - for maximum support and frameless presentation, all in one. With Claybord, paints, and inks can be manipulated to vary tonal values, develop highlights, and correct mistakes. Various artist tools, such as Ampersand scratchboard tools, hobby knives, razor blades, etching tools, sand paper, oil-free steel wool, and electric erasers, can be used. Claybord's clay coating allows for the use of sgraffito techniques to cut into the surface and re-expose the white clay ground. The coating is 7 to 10 dry-mils thick, allowing for multiple cut-ins or erasers. The smooth finish and the absorbency of the clay ground allow the use of abrasives like oil-free steel wool or sand paper to remove pigment without damaging the finish. Ampersand & Golden High Flow Acrylics Smooth Sampler Value Pack - Ampersand and Golden Artist Colors have teamed up to introduce artists to the amazing synergistic possibilities that exist with our smooth panels and Golden's High Flow acrylics. Includes: * 9x12" 3/4" Ampersand Claybord * 9x12" 7/8" Artist Panel Primed Smooth * 1 oz Golden High Flow Acrylic Color - Green Gold * 1 oz Golden High Flow Acrylic Color - Indigo Only Ampersand builds their cradles by hand with premium grade 13-ply birch plywood for maximum stability and a clean, finished look from edge to edge. Claybord is archival, eco-friendly, formaldehyde-free, and made by hand in the USA. See More

Ampersand Museum Series Gessobord 3/4" Cradled Panel 12" x 12"

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White Gessobord™ The #1 Painting Panel for Oils and Acrylics It's true. Ampersand Museum Series Gessobord™ is the most trusted pre-gessoed wood panel by artists for their work. The superior, professional quality acrylic gesso ground does not dull colors, and the wonderful lightly sanded surface provides exceptional paint adhesion and brush control. The bright titanium white ground makes colors pop, or can easily be tinted with any ground color of choice.  Just unwrap and paint, no additional priming needed!  Choose from 1/8" Flat Panels, 3/4" Cradled, 1.5" and 2” Deep Cradled Panels, all made in the USA Made with Ampersand’s 1/8" True Artist Hardbord™ and Archiva-Seal™ technology, the surface is acid-free, non-yellowing, and archival. Perfect for all painting techniques with traditional and water-mixable oils, acrylics and acrylic gouache, and even brittle paints like Egg Tempera and Caseins! A delicate enough surface for glazing, fluid brush strokes, and tight detail, it is still tough enough to hold up to the most rigorous palette knife painting, collage, and mixed media applications. Only Ampersand builds their cradles by hand with premium grade 13-ply birch hardboard for maximum stability and a clean, finished look from edge to edge. Gessobord is manufactured from products that are sustainably forested, to ensure the protection of wildlife, plants, soil, and water.  Panels are formaldehyde-free, and contain no harmful volatile organic compounds. The most trusted pre-gessoed wood panel by artists for their work. The #1 painting panel for oil & acrylics! Key Features: * Ready to use, pre-gessoed wood panel * 88% thicker gesso than other brands * Ideal for oil paints, acrylics, and mixed media * Lightly sanded surface provides exceptional brush control * Protected by Ampersand’s proprietary Archiva-Seal barrier technology, the most advanced formula for sealing wood * Cradles constructed using premium grade 13-ply birch plywood * Archival, eco-friendly and fully made in the USA * Perfect For: * Oils, Acrylics, and Mixed Media * Brittle media like Caseins and Egg Tempera * Excellent for anything from fine brushwork to palette knife painting * Ideal for thin glazing, alla prima, and even impasto * Tough enough to hold the most rigorous pallet knife painting and collage * Plein air painting - 1/8” panels fit easily into pochade boxes * #1 painting panel for oil & acrylics!   * 1/8” Flat Panels- perfect for plein air or studio painting; fit most standard rabbeted frames. * 3/4” Cradled Panels - offer more support for heavier weight media like collage, mixed media, or heavy texture applications; fit traditional canvas-style framing. * 1 1/2” Cradled Panels - can be used with all techniques and mediums, standard gallery depth sides can stand alone or frame with floater-style framing options. * 2” Deep Cradled Panels - offers maximum support and frameless presentation, all in one. See More

Ampersand Thin Face, White 12"x12" Floater Frame, 1-1/2" Deep

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White A professional and beautiful framing solution designed for wood panel art pieces! Ampersand Wood Panel Floaterframes are specially designed for finished wood panel art pieces, creating the illusion that the artwork is floating in the frame. The high quality Floaterframes are designed with a wider base that prevents damage to the panel cradle and a higher profile and deeper rabbet to protect the corners of your wood panel artwork. Designed to Work With 7/8" and 1 1/2" Cradles, 3/4" Canvas and Flat Panels! - Ampersand's Wood Panel Floaterframes are available in Walnut, Maple, Black, and White, and in two styles - a thin 1/4" face and a bold 3/8" face. Both styles are available with depths to accommodate 7/8" and 1-1/2" profile artwork. The 7/8" rabbet depth can also hold a 3/4" stretched canvas or a flat panel with the included riser system. So Easy to Use! Everything you need to frame and hang your artwork is included! Each frame comes with wood screws, a hanging hook, a nail, 20 lb. hanging wire, bumper pads, and screw eyes. The 7/8" Bold and Thin frames also include risers for flat panels, 3/4" panels, and canvas. Key Features: * Creates the illusion of artwork floating in the frame * Designed to frame wood panel art pieces * The Walnut, Maple, Black, and White finishes come in two elegant styles: a THIN 1/4" defined face and a BOLD 3/8" dramatic face * Wide base to prevent damage to the panel cradle * A complete solution with everything you need in one box. All mounting and hanging hardware included! * Great for flat panels, thin profile artwork and canvas too! (7/8” depth only) * Easily accommodates artwork with profiles up to 7/8" and 1 1/2" Perfect For: * Wood panel art pieces * Mixed media artists * Canvas artwork * Art installations * Flat panels, thin profile artwork and canvas too (7/8” depth only) Made with premium hardwood, the quality of Floaterframe is immediately evident. Every detail has been designed and engineered to give you a simple, all-in-one framing solution that protects your artwork while giving it the finished look it richly deserves. Wider Base, Deeper Rabbet, Countersunk Holes The expanded frame base allows you to attach the artwork in the center of the panel cradle frame. This minimizes the damage to your artwork that can occur with conventional frames. The deeper rabbet provides the perfect depth to position the face of your artwork just below the frame edge for 7/8" and 1½" profile artwork. This protects your artwork while displaying it at its best. Pre-drilled countersunk holes ensure that your artwork attaches easily to the frame and allows it to hang flush against the wall. See More