Scratchboard Illustration of President Jimmy Carter

Time-lapse video showing the process of rendering by hand a portrait of the 39th president of the United States, Jimmy Carter. The drawing is drawn by hand on scratchboard.
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 (sizes I use most--.000, .00, .0); Higgins Black Magic ink or Koh-i-noor ink; Scratch-Art knives.
Illustration and video by Michael Halbert:
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[@emilezoulette882]

once again great job

[@altofyuri6622]

amazing

[@TrrrES4]

Здорово!

[@kevinstorrar7880]

Love the technique, are the presidents part of an ongoing series?

[@MichaelHalbert1952]

Something I'm doing on my own. Not sure how many I will do. The advantage of doing videos on personal projects is that the client can sometimes make changes to the work after the video is finished. And clients don't always like the idea of the artist showing the work process.

[@kevinstorrar7880]

Interesting, in my experience the public are always fascinated about the mechanics behind an artwork, but different artists have different views, some I know are quite guarded about giving things away. I've not thought about clients being protective of keeping the creative process under wraps. I look forward to seeing more in the series.

[@owen261]

Is this type of line art for lack of a better term called scratchboard art, or is that just the name for art that uses the scratchboard and ink is physically scratched?

[@rizqiarga]

ngotot ae cuk

[@mikecastro2894]

Paper name?

[@emilezoulette882]

I once read somewhere the guy was smiling a little too much to be honest.