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Your cart is empty.Ampersand Art Supply's Museum Series Claybord is made from our premium warp-resistant 1/8" profile FSC-Certified Hardbord that is sealed and protected with our proprietary Archiva-Seal and coated with an ultra-smooth, highly absorbent acid-free kaolin clay ground that is perfect for mixed media. The surface is sanded to an ULTRA-smooth, highly absorbent finish so your paint colors remain true and brilliant. The unique clay surface allows for unlimited techniques – etching, erasing, reworking, adding color and scratching it away to add contrast, texture, and fine details. Claybord is perfect for many fine art uses including pigmented and alcohol inks, gouache, egg tempera, acrylic, airbrush, graphite, pencil, pen, watercolor, casein, collage, scratch board and mixed media. Your final artwork on Claybord can even be sealed and displayed without glass. Only Ampersand builds cradles by hand with premium-grade, 13-ply birch plywood for maximum stability and a clean, finished look from edge to edge. Choose from 3/4", 1 1/2" and 2" deep cradles, offering support and presentation all-in-one. All Ampersand Museum Series panels are eco-friendly, formaldehyde-free, and proudly handcrafted in the USA.
Lisa O.
2025-08-17 17:46:34
Claybord is a versatile gold-standard surface, and such a pleasure to create on. I have used Claybord and Gessobord products for years. They are the best available and museum quality.
camera fan
2025-07-04 17:29:21
I've been using Ampersand "Scratchboard" for decades. Now exploring the other substrates and they are equally fantastic. No warping - very sturdy and easy to use. I've never found a surface to have a flaw.
John Bruell
2025-06-21 10:07:48
If you are an artiste you will appreciate this material, the surface is smooth & can handle a variety of art techniques, cost is a bit high however. If you want to create something that will last it is a decent choice in my experience.
M.K.
2025-06-13 15:10:53
I like the effect of painting with oils on a board with this treatment on it. I wish they offered more selection in the size.
Frank
2025-06-01 16:57:45
The ultra-smooth surface produces some interesting results. I've tried oil pastels, watercolor, acrylic and water-based paint on them. Pastels and water-based seem to work the best for me.Unlike, say a glazed tile (also smooth), this board is extra-absorbent so the media immediately finds purchase and won't run (as in a glazed tile).Also, unlike canvas the surface will not deteriorate with steel wool, painting knife and the like. Only the paint is affected.Water-based can be manipulated after-the-fact by applying water. Kinda like oils that remain unset for a while. However, oil will dry much sooner on this board than in canvas.It is very similar to Formica (I haven't tried in Formica yet).However, due to its reasonable price and the frame's fit and finish this is worth it, in my opinion.Finally, the variety of sizes and widths makes it easier for the artist.
M. Banks
2025-04-08 12:53:12
For a long time, I preferred to use hot press illustration board for my finished artworks, but once I started to use these clayboards I find it hard to return to using it.Pros:- Archival quality. It is nice to know that my art will last for years on this board and still look beautiful.- SCRATCH OUT TECHNIQUE. In my opinion this sets clayboard apart from other surfaces because with ink or watercolor, you can scratch it out with an exact-o knife to reveal sharp white highlights that are difficult to achieve otherwise.- Gorgeous smooth surface.- Sturdy. I can safety transport my work to and from class without worrying about it getting bent.- It will not bend, regardless of how much water is on it. When doing watercolor/gouache, you don't have to worry about stretching paper. I used illustration board for years and for larger pieces, if not stretched and held down, even heavy illustration board starts to bend to the force of the water.- Takes gouache beautifully. The colors look so brilliant.Cons:- Hard to erase pencil on it short of scratching it out.- Gouache dries faster than I'm typically used to but that lessens as more layers are added.- Looks a little yellow when scanned into a computer. Now this is an incredibly easy fix in photoshop but I feel it should be mentioned.
Donna M.
2025-03-20 12:08:07
The product is good but was delivered with chipped corners because of the inappropriate flimsy envelope Amazon put it in. It should've been shipped in a box.
joan barnard
2025-03-17 13:57:47
I love these panels for Egg Tempera, they take the paint really well. So much easier than preparing glue gesso panels. They provide a great surface for oils, acrylics, and graphite as well
Linda Bromley
2025-03-16 13:05:12
Awesome to paint on
Iryna Khmelevska
2025-03-07 10:07:05
Proper packaging guaranteed safe delivery. Product as described by the Seller.
Discerning Customer
2025-01-20 18:07:58
Nah. A bit of a con really in my humble.
karen dearman
2025-01-19 17:12:25
The product itself is an interesting surface to paint and draw on especially for ink and watercolour really smooth. However the delicate nature of the surface especially at the corners is worth noting. So that said I was shocked by the poor packaging of this product. Sent in just a thin bag which arrive damaged and torn in places. The top and bottom panels had damage (chipped corners). So I won’t order again.
GJ
2024-11-30 15:42:47
Arrived quickly and in a thin bubble envelope but it was damaged. For the price, which I do not think was cheap, this was not good. I can not now use it for an art project and will look elsewhere. Very disappointing.
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