Paul Hopman

Biography

Paul Hopman is an artist and illustrator, who’s taken then last 42 years to perfect the 19th Century art form of scratchboard. Scratchboard is an illustrative technique using a series of needles for etching into a thin layer of clay that is coated with black India ink. In removing the ink in a subtractive method, Paul creates a unique black & white work of art. However, Paul then proceeds to add color with fluorescent chalks and inks to archive a natural look.

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