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These are the coolest thing I have seen in a long time. A really long time.

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Why Scratching is Cool
It’s the only way to get rid of an itch. And the only way to see what’s beneath all them purdy colors on your photos. No surprise, it’s only white under there, but white goes with everything.

Scratching your photos allows you to add details you thought about but couldn’t capture in the original photo. It’s embellishing by way of vandalizing. It’s also cool because you’re adding a third dimension, something outside the photo that couldn’t, for whatever reason, have been there in the third place. You become a small-time sci-fi director.

What You’ll Need
Not much.

An X-Acto knife with a thin tip
Pencil or pen
A printed photo
Some drawing skillzz
Step 1: Pick
In picking a photograph, we recommend simple, colorful photos that aren’t afraid of a little embellishment. That empty bench in your favorite park. Your gleaming toilet seat. Your best friend’s too-short haircut. We also recommend picking a photo that can be reprinted in case you screw up, which you will. (It’s hard, people!)

Step 2: Print
You can have your photo printed at your local photo shop, but we’ve found the scratching to work great on photos printed from a photo printer. The paper is generally thicker and can stand a bit more abuse.

Step 3: Sketch
With a sharp pencil or thin-tipped pen, plan your attack. Sketch straightforwardly, keeping in mind you’ll do it next with a scary-sharp X-Acto knife. (You might also convince your artist friend to sketch something for you.)

Step 4: Scratch!
Using the tip of your X-Acto knife, with small, feathering motions, and pulling the knife toward you, scratch over the pencil drawing. Straight, perfect lines will challenge the perfectionist in you–they’re tough to get just so. Embrace it! It’s art, baby.

Step 5: Admire
Step back, check it out. Your drawing will undoubtedly look better from a distance.


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LadyAnne