- Ampersand Art Supply Claybord | 16" x 20" | 1/8" Flat Profile | Kaolin Clay Painting Panel for Acrylic, Ink, Watercolor & Mixed Media | Canvas & Paper Alternative

These Claybords by Ampersand are ultra-smooth and wonderful to use for just about any medium.Even oil painting, which they aren't actually designed for, offers a different and interesting result because of the much higher absorbency of these panels. For some oil painting works, that high absorbency isn't beneficial because you'll end up with a duller oil finish rather than the high luminosity of oil paints on a more traditionally prepared surface.Mixed-media projects are perfect for these panels. You can use inks, graphite, and paints -- and then scratch down through them with various tools to create different looks. You can even "erase" mistakes (or changes of heart). They're also easy to adhere stuff to which makes them ideal for mixed media displays.The Claybord panels are coated with finely textured and very smooth white clay. The manufacturer lists the thickness of the clay as "7 to 10 dry-mils." I had no idea what that was to I googled a conversion chart and determined that they're somewhere between 0.178mm and 0.254mm (about 0.010 inches). You can use any variety of tools to apply medium and also to scratch down through the clay surface. Some options: hobby knives, razor blades, etching tools, sand paper, oil-free steel wool, erasers, and Ampersand Scratchbord tools. Claybord's clay coating allows for the use of sgraffito techniques to cut into the surface and re-expose the white clay ground.This particular Claybord size is 16" x 20" and it's only 1/8" thick. However, Ampersand offers Claybord in many sizes as well as cradled options in three different thicknesses (0.75," 1.5," and 2").

Excelent option for projecting an image (through a lens) in a 'DIY dark camera'. Very matter surface and reflective as well. Very sturdy base. Very pricey but a unique product.

Awesome painting surface! Ultra smooth. I use acrylic inks and watercolor and the colors always look great on claybord. I love using claybord because it allows you to erase paints with the help from some steel wool or sand paper.

I really like these boards. The way they hold the medium is unique and the surface is ultra smooth and high quality. The reason for my 3 star review...These do not have a .75 inch cradle as indicated. It is more like an eight inch edge. I was planning to mount on the wall without framing but because of the false advertising, I cannot. In the past, I have bought these boards with the wide cradle and they look great when mounted on the wall but I cannot do that now.

This is a great medium for printing photos onto, it holds the ink well, the finish is smooth and looks like art gallery quality.

Great for professional oil portraits

Excellent quality substrate.

new art technique for us. Works well.