Scratchboard Illustration of U.S. President Andrew Jackson

This video shows the process of illustrating a scratchboard portrait of United States President Andrew Jackson. The voiceove is President Andrew Jackson's Second Annual Speech Before Congress.
Illustration and video by Michael Halbert:
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Note 1: I try to show my work process as accurately as possible. However, I do take some liberties with the editing of the videos. For instance, almost all my videos use time lapse to speed up the process. I would like to show an entire drawing in real time, but even my simplest drawings can take a full day--major drawings can take one to two weeks. No one wants to watch me draw for two weeks. Also, some of my edits are just for my own enjoyment. Video is a hobby for me, and I like to experiment.
Note 2: I call my drawing medium scratchboard, and it is. However, a more accurate description of my technique would be "pen and ink on white scratchboard." I work on white scratchboard, and I draw with pen and ink the parts that have a value of 50 percent gray or less. For areas that are 50 percent gray or darker, I block in with solid black ink and scratch in white lines for detail.
Note 3: I am showing how I work. However, although I have been an illustrator for over 35 years, there may be times when I am doing it wrong or not doing it in the best way.
Note 4: I am a commercial artist--not a fine artist. My work is meant to be printed. My clients don't usually care what my work would look like hanging on a wall. They only care what it looks like when printed in their ad, book, billboard, package, etc. Almost all the drawings in my videos have been used commercially.
Materials I use: Ampersand Claybord, white, 1/8 inch thick; Micron pens; Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph pens; Higgins Black Magic ink or Koh-I-Noor ink; Scratch-Art knives.

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