Scratchboard Illustration Of a Skeleton for a Wine label

[@Zapa-pd6sw]

Nice one mate

[@adel616]

Amazing

[@mps_arts8105]

superb

[@pottingsoil]

Every time I believe you be finished in a certain area you add additional detail. Always mindblowing, man! What a trip that was...

[@josejordisonborgir]

Brutal lml

[@viniciusrosa3432]

Your videos are fantastic, thanks for sharing your process.

[@СеменГинько]

t became clear as dore drew his illustrations. thank you very much

[@deveshmathur7168]

Simply Outstanding.

[@sezergozutok9546]

Dude. You are a genius..!

[@feegritapan9680]

It's so cool!!! I'm learning this technique, your videos are very inspiring!

[@Moebius007]

I was so shocked that I jumped up and watched. Awesome!!

[@qaannat]

One of my favorite parts, the expectant look on the skeleton's face, and the anticipatory tapping of the right big toe. Excellent conveyance of light and surface reflectivity. That sign hardware looks like iron, the stone is less reflective than the wood. amazing.

[@fernandogalarzavejarano1379]

Excelente tu obra. Magnifica.

[@lh1565]

Thank you for sharing your work! :)

[@arbitraryify]

wonderful - thanks for sharing these.

[@NikolaUmbrella]

I just love your drawings! Im trying to learn and copy your technique. Thank you for inspiring and help us learn ❤️🙏

[@junktube4000]

This is awesome. I forgot how good scratchboard could be

[@predatordesign6943]

Wowww, really really great job!

[@DANIELYALUNG]

Michael Halbert should give him a distinction award for his passion and contribution much especially in sharing the process, yes we have Mona Lisa but we didn't see how LDV processes behind the scene? here we can see how he drew single line, how the ink dirt in his hand, such an extra ordinary talent that so fascinating , I want to meet this man someday If a have a chance and tell him how wonderful he is.

[@j0ca1995]

beautiful!

[@PaladinJenkis]

Truly amazing!

[@leonardomapache]

That skeleton is cute!

[@capichebrand]

incredible.

[@kaikewooziee]

Jesus Christ man!!! It get's better every time I watch it!!! What's this illustration for? A cover o a book or something like that?

[@audun1234567890]

You know, it says in the title of the video..

[@kaikewooziee]

+audun1234567890 Duh!!! Sorry! What else do you illustrate?!

[@mercedesayala3723]

Amazing------

[@65ping]

You're a real artist. Great work

[@markdinsdale4869]

Master ❤️👑

[@emilezoulette882]

Congrats to you Sir!

[@sendjohn9281]

Perfectly selected music ;o and as always amazing illustration!

[@jejewoyoy]

You have one new subscriber man, these art pieces worth each second of my time to watch and learn about the process

[@AnoxarMedia]

Amazing!

[@am3ric4n0]

Please make more videos! You is the best!

[@renancamargo1611]

WOW man!!!

[@_flagg]

¡Muy bueno! ¡Very good!

[@altofyuri6622]

absolutely amazingg

[@InfiniGrafix]

Stunning work Michael!, you're a modern day Master of the craft! Thank you for sharing, I eagerly wait for each new piece you do and have had some success replicating your process using custom Illustrator brushes with the Blend Tool then pasting as Smart Objects to Photoshop, in an attempt to speed up the process. Fun! :o)

[@danielv85]

man, that is awesome work! :)

[@kikohiraldo8007]

awesome

[@bartul_st]

so this is actually reverse technique of the original scratchboard (but better than scratching the whites out) ? What do you use for white and black layers?

[@brianp3762]

Love your work. How do you transfer the image digitally?

[@MichaelHalbert1952]

I don't transfer digitally. I do a sketch by hand on tracing paper and then transfer that to scratchboard by hand burnishing.

[@brianp3762]

@@MichaelHalbert1952 Ah! I see. Thank you so much for your reply. 🤗

[@tonyfreaktone9121]

omg.....awesomeeeeeeeeee

[@Spiritlessrlz]

Realmente hermoso!

[@sebastianvalbuena6731]

Awesome! what do you use to apply white on black?

[@general00.84]

Que materiais vc usa ?

[@vladnickul]

What instrument is that? 2:30

[@MichaelHalbert1952]

Do a search for "Scratch Knives and Holder"

[@anamariamartinez6126]

Amazing!!! like it!! is couche paper??

[@covencvlt]

to the tears.

[@eirikgrimneshaga6036]

Could you make a more tutorial like video???

[@TheMemagNeman]

+Eirik Grimnes Haga watch?v=nhuW4EnKNmk

[@MichaelHalbert1952]

For now my videos are meant to just show the general process of how I do my drawings. My main audience is possible clients. My secondary audience is artist that may want to learn my technique. Possible clients want a very quick look at the process then see the finished work. Tutorials need to be much longer. I may do some detailed tutorials later.

[@dexskittles5533]

Michael Halbert maybe I don understand what a scratch board is. But aren't you using a pen in This?

[@junktube4000]

@@dexskittles5533 Yes, he's using a pen, but he's also scratching away lines in the black ink, which makes a white line.

[@markoramljak9579]

Hey there. Could you tell me something about Ampersand Clayboards? Having top layer made of clay, are they brittle? Maybe it's a silly question, but the reason I'm asking is because I'm considering making my own clayboard. Buying white clay in bulk and plywood boards is much cheaper than buying finished Ampersand boards. Of course, a board like that would be fairly brittle once the clay dries. Thanks.

[@juniorsandoval9624]

i used to buy an illustration board then paint white gesso all on top of the board let dry and layer another coat of white gesso. Then illustrate as usual and paint bold black inks with a brush then scratch into it like a scratchboard. Way cheaper than buying the board

[@nunoandrademusicspace7590]

Whaaaw!!...

[@Thejgomez]

maybe not the right place to ask but how do charge your work, per hour? and once I pay for it do I have the right to print it, publish it and use it as much as I want? thanks.

[@miroslavcicka7762]

Ammmmazing, man! How long did this take to draw (all proces)?

[@MichaelHalbert1952]

20 hours give or take.

[@medusaspupil]

Michael Halbert, how much do you sell a piece like this to your clients?

[@romanriannpausch]

Do you need for this drawing technique a special pens, or it works with every type of pen? For example. Im using this type of pens "Centropen 2631 GRAPHIC"

[@WitchettyMan]

The kind of pen you use matters little.

[@MichaelHalbert1952]

I now use Micro Pens.

[@junktube4000]

You seriously gave up on technical pens? Did you not have the cleaning pump? Did you not know about the tricks on how to unclog them? Like Taping the back of the pen on a table once, or sucking them to get the ink out, or dipping just the tip into cleaning solution for 5 minutes when its clogged, or sucking the ink out of a Rapidograph cartridge with a syringe and useing it in a Koh-I-Noor because Rapidograph cartridge ink isn't really waterproof and less clogging, but Koh-I-Noor's seem better.

[@Ronney-Aragundi]

next vid add a commentary, great vid

[@TheJinzoSpoon]

DAAAAAANG D:

[@LHudsonARTLIFTS]

Where do you guy the white scratch boards from i can't seem to find them online? Cheers and nice work!

[@MichaelHalbert1952]

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

[@LHudsonARTLIFTS]

Would a regular fine liner work in the same way as the rapidograph pens do? I.e can you scratch the ink in the same manner to reveal the white beneath? I can't find the .000, 00, 0 pens you refer to anywhere and on top of that the thicker ones I've found 0.13 etc are way out of my price range. I have a 0.1 fineliner so if that could be used as a substitute that would be great, the main thing I'm after is scratching the extra values into the ink. CHeers!

[@personal8283]

Main thing is to make sure it is a permanent ink. Micro pens use India Ink as do the Rapidos. Micron pens are cheaper and work about as well. Start with 01 Micron and get thinner and thicker ones as you need them.

[@androth1502]

instead of using a scratchboard, can you get a similar result using white ink?

[@zagatogranada295]

2:34 what intrument is that and how use it..... helppppp

[@MichaelHalbert1952]

Granada: The board I work on is scratchboard. It's a 1/8 inch thick board with a thin coat of white clay. It's called Ampersand ClayBord. You can brush on a thin coat of India ink and then scratch it off with a scratchboard knife or with any sharp tool. www.dickblick.com/products/scratch-art-tool-set/ www.dickblick.com/products/ampersand-claybord/

[@junktube4000]

Has anyone ever compared Koh-I-Noor technical pens to Rotring Isograph pens??

[@junktube4000]

I know that the ink in "Rotring Rapidographs" aren't fully waterproof, and the nib sizes are slightly lager per size then the Koh-I-Noors.

[@balzac617]

Your illustration could be in a AD&D manual :)

[@rondeamon578]

I dont understand. Are you actually scratching around sketching or combo. Is there such a thing as white scratchboard that reveals black when scratching?

[@MichaelHalbert1952]

Scratchboard starts with white clay or chalk on a firm surface such as hardboard. But a lot of scratchboard is pre-coated with a thin coat of black India ink when you buy it. This pre-coated version is what most people think of when they think of scratchboard. However, I buy my scratchboard uncoated (white). That way I can coat the areas that I want with black India ink and leave the rest white. On the white areas I draw black lines just like a regular pen and ink. The areas that I coat with black I scratch in white lines just like a regular scratchboard drawing. My rule of thumb is to work on white any areas that will have a value of less than 50 percent, and to work on black any areas that will have a value of over 50 percent.

[@jackliar2627]

what kind of paper is this ... that is possible remove the ink?

[@MichaelHalbert1952]

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

[@xiaoyang5603]

@@MichaelHalbert1952 thank you Michael

[@METALOZON]

Very good drawing. Too bad you kinda ruined the shadows with too much detail.

[@PencilMad]

Amazing!