Claybord
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- Acrylics
- Claybord
- Featured artists
Featured artist: Jim Musil
After what started out as a peaceful hobby, Claybord artist Jim Musil has found much success sharing his paintings on social media.

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- Aquabord
- Claybord
- Encausticbord
- Featured artists
- Gessobord
- Mixed media
Featured artist: Amado M. Peña, Jr.
Amado Peña's art celebrates the strength of a people who meet the harsh realities of life in an uncompromising land and his work is a tribute to the Native Americans who survive by living in harmony with an adversarial, untamed environment. Amado’s artwork is defined by its bold color and form and dynamic composition.

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- Claybord
- Featured artists
- Oils
- Videos
Featured artist: Louise LeBourgeois
Chicago Claybord artist, Louise LeBourgeois, describes how her love of swimming in Lake Michigan carries over into her oil paintings.

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- Claybord
- Featured artists
- Inks
- Scratchboard
- Scratchbord
Featured artist: Sally Maxwell
Sally Maxwell has been working with scratchboard for over fifty-three years and has helped to define it as a fine art medium. Finding inspiration in animals and her own colorful garden; each piece is a snapshot of the intensity that nature can possess in its quiet moments.

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- Claybord
- Egg tempera
- Featured artists
Featured artist: Caroline Adams
Caroline Adams, an egg tempera artist, discovered Claybord for her abstract landscape artwork. Inspired by the many places she has lived, her work draws from the colors, shapes, and lines of each place.

- Categories:
- Claybord
- Egg tempera
- Tips & techniques
Three recipes for egg tempera
Here are three recipes for egg tempera but there are many more. If grinding the dry pigments is not something you want to try right away, substitute gouache for the "pigment paste" in each of these recipes.

- Categories:
- Claybord
- Featured artists
- Inks
- Scratchboard
- Videos
Richey Beckett: Ink on Claybord
A quick video of Richey Beckett's pen and ink and scratchboard technique on Claybord.

Claybord demonstration by Brigitte Waldschmidt
German mixed media artist and author, Brigitte Waldschmidt demonstrates techniques on Ampersand Claybord. (English subtitles)

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- Claybord
- Gessobord
- Product info.
- Unprimed Basswood
- Videos
Ampersand Big Panels
Gessobord, Claybord, and Unprimed Basswood are available in sizes up to 48x72. This fun video can give you a sense of just how big our big panels are!

Using Claybord and Golden High Flow Acrylic Paint
Golden Artist Educator Samantha Williams-Chapelsky walks us through her project.
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- Categories:
- Acrylics
- Claybord
- Featured artists
- Videos
Mark Dean Veca: Acrylic on 48x60 Ampersand Claybord
Time-lapse of Dither by Mark Dean Veca. Acrylic on 48x60 Ampersand Claybord.
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Bubble art on Claybord
Have you tried bubble art on Ampersand Claybord? This is a great art project for the family that is perfect for all ages. You will be amazed at how easy it can be to create beautiful artwork using some household items. Claybord’s unique, absorbent surface is a perfect choice for this project!

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- Claybord
- Floaterframes
- Product info.
- Videos
Ampersand Floaterframe: The easiest floater frame you'll ever use!
Watch this quick video to see just how easy our Floaterframes are. Artwork by Dawn Emerson.
Read more … Ampersand Floaterframe: The easiest floater frame you'll ever use!

Tutorial: How to mount a photo to a panel and frame it
See how simple it is to mount a photo to an Ampersand panel and add a Floaterframe!
Read more … Tutorial: How to mount a photo to a panel and frame it

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- Claybord
- Product info.
- Videos
Introduction to Ampersand Claybord
Learn why Claybord is the ultimate multimedia panel in this informational product knowledge video.

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- Claybord
- Product info.
- Tips & techniques
Tips for using Claybord
While Claybord allows the use of traditional pigments, tools, and techniques, it is also an ideal surface for experimentation. You can cut into the surface and expose the white clay ground as part of the creative process. Pigments can be manipulated to vary tonal value, create detail, develop highlights, and correct mistakes.