Scratchboard Drawing of Benjamin Franklin

[@CanaldoLatuff]

It requires not only skills but a hell of patience...

[@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail]

Patience? It only took him ten minutes...

[@samuel-qn2ow]

it is obviously speeded up

[@emanuelm3255]

Magic Sam Do you understand jokes??? :))

[@Android_replicant]

Magic Sam rlly?😒😒😒

[@angelrapture9137]

But your just literally copying your not drawing it

[@meredithralston6510]

The music was so impressed that it got distracted and stopped playing.

[@TheRandyns]

Lmaooo

[@1aquan]

ok yeah this is cool thanks KZbin for recommending this 8 years later

[@mrmarcuswatson]

lol true

[@hindugoat2302]

@@mrmarcuswatson why does youtube spam us videos all the time that so old? only show us recent content unless we search it ok youtube? im serious...

[@MichaelHalbert1952]

It was probably about 20 to 30 hours.

[@rajasarkar4301]

Impressive! The trouble lies in securing the mere "thought" of withstanding the long patience! Yours is a work of composure. With such tremendous patience, you can illustrate an entire wall, roof, or boundary without breaking a sweat.

[@srivignesh94]

When god gifts patience, use it like Michael. Damn, watta magnificent piece of art!!!!!!!!

[@patribbing6756]

one of the more better illustrations I've seen. vintage classic.

[@aparnapatil8517]

This is just amazing wanted to do this since long but never tried

[@justforthetv]

WTF. Ok I fell in love when he started scratching or coloring out he black shadow area. Incredible

[@johnprudent3216]

Man! Now THAT is absolute craftsmanship!

[@remyremington2505]

I was sufficiently impressed before the addition of cross hatching but that really added a lot of depth and texture in a really subtle way. Absolutely fascinating. Really well done.

[@GamesBySaint]

*steadies drawing hand with other hand* me - this just got real

[@omid7665]

این سبک کار چی بهش میگن؟

[@vampazilla2622]

Beautiful piece of art. Love it and the music used in the background

[@37BopCity]

Wow, fantastic. Your hand control and your technical mastery of such a difficult form are really amazing.

[@kurobhie5724]

AMAZING SKILL!!!!!!....love how you do the scratch ink!!

[@L4dyN1ghtr04d]

Beautiful music and work, it's amazing, you are awesome!

[@DiamondCutter423]

Really terrific. I've learned so much just observing you work. 🎨

[@deveshmathur7168]

Amazing work. It required lots of patience to draw those fine lines. Hats off to the Artist.

[@DarkCellsCustos]

A beautiful masterpiece! Well done. I hope to improve my art skill to some next level stuff like this one day!

[@ggowc833]

You are extraordinary, full of artistic talent,, keep up the good work

[@toopoable]

Your precision is beyond belief!

[@petehotoff3715]

Incredible piece of work!

[@Riley_187]

Bro I couldn't make 2 of those lines as perfect and parallel as you did... hell of a nice job

[@DiegoMassili]

After watching this, i wonder how fabulous Gustave Doré was !!!

[@rioreason]

This is stunning, you've done such an incredible job reproducing the look of a traditional woodcut print, and the likeness is just perfect. I see that you have to steady your dominant hand with your left - I have to do the same. It's so frustrating. I also have an eye issue from some meds I took a long time ago and the side effect never went away. Whenever I'm focusing on details, my eyes dart away for a split second every 10-30 seconds. Drive me nuts. Doesn't seem like much, but occasionally it causes me to mess up my linework at line intersections. I've come to rely heavily on a white pen to dab away those slightly overextended lines. I truly hope you're always able to create in some form, some medium. I couldn't fathom not being able to make art because my hands or eyes reach a point where they won't let me. I have other interests that could keep me content, but I'd have a very hard time coming to terms with the end of a lifetime's worth of effort put into building a skill that I cherish as an outlet, something I might even consider a defense mechanism in a sense. Subscribing, your work is inspirational!

[@quack420]

steadying dominant hand... thank you.. didn't think of doing this, has given me renewed hope.

[@AlweeNBoo]

Just when I thought he was done.. BAM! Truly incredible, I could watch this all day. I mean reverse crosshatch? Mind blown 💙

[@mr.pizzamarlon]

People say I am patient but your insanely incredible. I was in awe.

[@GregLopesArt]

This thing’s so good it could be money. Congrats, Sir.

[@TheWishDragon]

It's cool you use both hands, I might give tat a go. Thanks for sharing! :)

[@marcusfigueiredo9258]

imcredible how you have mastered this technique

[@Antonis_Fronimos]

And he does that on every 100 bill...

[@اللهمرضاكوالجنة-ر8س]

Very very amazing 😮

[@DizzyD]

u can make 100$ bill now

[@nattattakk3051]

lol.

[@caelmaier393]

lol.

[@ninone]

lol.

[@cuneytylmazer53]

as soon as i have seen , i thought this

[@ohlookitsrosie]

lol.

[@coffeejunkie7954]

Never knew how scratchboard art was done, pretty cool

[@MichaelHalbert1952]

This is the way I do scratchboard. Most scratchboard artists start with a board that is covered entirely with black India ink and and then work by scratching out all the light areas with a sharp knife. I start with a scratchboard that is in it's natural state of white (not precoated with black) and drawing the parts of the drawing that will be less than 50% in value with a pen. Then I block in all the areas that will be more than 50% in value with solid black and draw in those areas by scratching white lines to create different ranges of shading.

[@tinaxvp]

@@MichaelHalbert1952 thank you so much, this isn't left unseen!!!

[@chantha71]

Very brilliant and amazing drawing, guy. i really love it.

[@saadelmahi7513]

I am truly impressed.

[@SotR59]

I used to work with a lady who was a photo-realistic artist in any medium you can name. I had never heard of scratch boards but she worked on them during her breaks. And she did them from eye sight, no tracing or pre-drawing on the surface.

[@inakigarciadevicuna4423]

Increíble. Un trabajo fantástico. ¡Bravo!

[@Zoydian]

Brilliant! I love scratchboard illustrations!

[@anonimous_12345]

Unbelievable, amazing, awesome, pervect

[@JacksonTaylorandTheSinners]

Beautiful.

[@polar263]

THIS WAS AMAZING!!!! GREAT JOB

[@muffinszss]

wow! amazingly done!

[@qaannat]

Where did you learn the techniques to back up your drawing hand with the other hand? I will have to fool around with that. We never learned anything like that in art school. I have messed around for years trying to reproduce these effects with Photoshop with various dithering and screening processes, and it is possible, but it requires about as much labor with retouching, masking and trial and error with various plugins, maybe more, than doing it for real. There is no way to get to the quality and intelligent decision making than to do it by hand, or by airbrushing photos to suppress noise and establish tonal ranges, then complex masking and screening to build it up. Very inspiring. True craft.

[@vinayseth1114]

I know right? They don't teach anything in art colleges these days lol

[@fezzes428]

Vinay Seth its just a bunch of stoners now

[@Derek.LeStrange]

Art school is only useful for two things: 1. The title 2. NETWORKING YOURSELF anything else is total garbage and not worth the money. Techniques like those come off of feeling and understanding yourself. There are many ways to get something done we just happen to follow the majority

[@XxGunPriestxX]

this technique you get taught when apprenticing for crafts like pinstriping, airbrushing, sign making, and cutting such as these, your "lead" hand does the movement as your pull your tool (paintbrush, scraper, x acto, etc) across the surface while the other hand (well call it the "pressure" hand) presses firmly against the surface depending on the depth/thickness of the line. once you learn how to draw with your arm, shoulder, and hand, you gradually transition into working with a "pressure" hand.

[@elKachivache]

I thought this was only true here in Mexico, It's sad to know it's true elsewhere too ):

[@genus.family]

Proof that the cameraman never dies.

[@fuadaliyev750]

Cool. Well done. You have extremely lots of patience,

[@obv_design9310]

OMG, this is insanely hard work! 👏👏👏

[@sujathasasi4720]

Fantastic work. Congrats !!!!

[@warrencrawfordart]

It's a technically outstanding piece of work; his craftsmanship is breathtaking. But, for me at least, it has all the soul (and design) of a banknote.

[@cryingoverspilledmilk9569]

this is so amazing i wish someday i can draw like this too..

[@katetwohig2205]

Oh yeah! stunningly good work. I'd like you to walk us through the tools, pens & scraper tool you're using. Tell us more you genius.

[@jordanf1956]

That was incredible

[@kawsarShirazul]

How does this video still not have a million views?

[@nurilbhosale]

Unique Technique. Very nice drawing❤

[@titus9303]

this was strangely soothing 👍

[@MisterAlbertoPiano]

Oh my god, this is amazing. What an incredible artist! Congratulations for your hard work! By the way, at minute 4:00 aproximately, is that a type of "little knife" or something? Is amazing how it works!

[@thenabj5905]

MisterAlbertoPiano it's called an exacto knife or design knife but yeah, it's pretty cool

[@alangeorgebarstow]

It is a scraperboard cutter and various shapes of blade edge can be had. I have a set of them and they are quite easy to use and very effective too.

[@ogulcanyolcu8714]

does it cut the paper on this video or take off the watercolor? it's weird, i love it

[@Will-uk8se]

Oğulcan Yolcu the paper is actually scratchboard, whose surface is made of clay. The knife cuts away at the clay, revealing the white underneath.

[@DesMonDLee24]

This is freaking amazing..i am lost for word.

[@trungcool1493]

I am here whinning about how paint full it is to paint a picture, and this guy did this

[@iresolvers]

wow that's crazy good line work man

[@vinpalmeida]

Patience is the key. (And some skill too)

[@Lol-ju7ok]

and knowledge

[@parkinhodasilva171]

And wisdom

[@srivignesh94]

some skill? dude for this piece it requires abundance of skills

[@philipcoffman4372]

Wow! This is an amazing work. You should apply to be an engraver for intaglio printing .. Very sharp

[@MichaelHalbert1952]

Check at about 4 minutes 15 seconds into this clip, and you will see an example of drawing white lines.

[@Rian-nw4uu]

I love how the way he hold his right hand with his left one

[@deerbard]

When I saw the "See my horse drawing" link, my first thought was that you own a horse that can draw and I wasn't even surprised too much. Just discovered your channel and I'm looking for my jaw currently. It's somewhere on the floor I swear I saw it,,,

[@personal8283]

Haha. I have to admit, a horse that can draw would be more interesting.

[@deerbard]

What kind of paper is needed for such work btw?

[@personal8283]

Ampersand ClayBord, 1/8 inch thick, white: www.dickblick.com/products/ampersand-claybord/

[@deerbard]

ClayBoard! So the surface you're inking on is made of white clay? This is so interesting! I thought maybe it's some kind of paper that doesn't absorb ink too easily.

[@gustavolopez2079]

Talento y paciencia... Genial!!

[@arttube615]

I am thinking what comment should i write to express how cool is that..

[@anitafroese3201]

Your work is amazing! I tried this once didn't work out that well for me, but I would love to earn. Is there a site or book thatvyou could recommend? So inspiring

[@bredlo]

Beautifully done - really, really nice.

[@aldroidstudio]

the detail is crazy

[@andrepessoa5865]

Amazing!

[@davidmoravec8738]

a master piece !

[@merc5333]

Beautiful drawing!😄

[@zsix6]

fantastic work!!

[@dianagales5453]

Beautifull work well done

[@Icarus9hundred]

Guys this is really Hard work make sure you give him a like (at least) not many have that skills

[@mageillus]

3:26 “no what are you doing!? Don’t paint just a blob!” 4:06 “oh you can do that!? Well dayum!”

[@fakebobbyhill296]

This guy is so good, my monitor is rendering colour! The right colour! I will never understand how the hell anyone figured out how to draw that style! This is why I have never given any amount of thought towards an art career. lol

[@luminor0077]

Mind boggling to watch the accuracy of your work.. amazing. I always wondered how these old style fine pen drawings were done when you look back 100's of years ago.. how did they do them back then as they didn't have these kind of fine art pens? Is there anywhere I can find any videos on how they did them back in those days? Would be really interested to find out.

[@vinayseth1114]

I was about to ask the same thing!

[@jackmiller1405]

If I understand it correctly, pictures like those were sometimes produced as woodcuts. The picture was actually engraved in a block of wood and then inked to use as a stamp to produce the picture on paper. Someone please correct me if I am mistaken... Later artists did use dip pens to produce similar artwork, but it's different in some ways.

[@RoboBoddicker]

They would have used metal nib pens in the old days, but a crow-quill nib can produce very fine lines like this (it's just a little less efficient). This process of scratchboard drawing for commercial illustration started in the 1800s when photographic plate-making became possible (i.e., you could take a photograph of a single color image and transfer it onto a printing plate coated with light-sensitive chemicals). Before that, illustrations for print were hand-engraved - generally, an artist would make a drawing or painting, and a professional printmaker would then recreate the image as a printing plate by etching (intaglio) or a wood carving (relief). Those printmakers had a lot of talent, as you can imagine, and photography put a lot of them out of a job. It's a sad story

[@LeftySOT]

Copper Plate Engraving.

[@jorgeluisarellanocarrillo6637]

amazing work

[@lordmonty9421]

Supernaturally good!

[@ekotype]

Wow, this looks AMAZING! Great work!

[@PM-so6cr]

great work!

[@erosangelos9422]

Thank you for the Great Video ,,Amazing ,I enjoyed watching :-) thank you!

[@donniezielstorf3235]

awesome work thought man

[@fiermanmuch]

awesome work dude!! amazing!

[@donhjoe2162]

I love this technique

[@oley_houdini]

Very impressive. Can I ask you a question? What you are doing in 4:16 - 4:26, creating two tonal zones, one by drawing black lines and the other by scratching away the black inked area -- are you creating the two tonal zones sheerly by changing the thickness of black lines? Or the scratched lines are greyish (not white) and the zone looks darker? If the use of grey is involved, this cannot be used for, say, relief printing, isn't it?

[@I-KNIGHT-OF-YOUTUBE-I]

There are levels in this world but No Asian is even capable of drawing this. This was Drawn By a God.

[@paulandlesson]

wow that is impressive. great contour hatching. Looks like money. great

[@KilLahCali559]

insane line work

[@까분당-y5r]

명암.....선 그리는 실력 사실입니까?? can not believe it awesome....

[@RICCARDINDALCIUFFOLO]

great JOB!!! WOOOOOW!!!!!

[@shanasavage7450]

Amazing!!

[@gggian7]

Fantastic!

[@RoBert-np7lz]

This is amazing

[@AdamTallonFilm]

Incredible!

[@lucianosergiodesigner8850]

Que dom maravilhoso você possui. Parabéns

[@Amgralz]

this was so satisfying

[@kgk4L96]

That's insane that he was able to do that in only 9 minutes!

[@alejandrofarias7355]

Dios le bendiga y que maravilloso talento, felicitaciones .