Turn any good quality photo into a graphite rendered portrait or foil engraved scratchboard portrait that you will cherish for many years to come!
My realistic and impressionistic graphite portraits are created on acid free artist paper and treated with a UV-Resistant clear acrylic coating that will protect against harmful UV light rays and smudging.
My foil engraved portraits are created on 8"x10" black scratchboard canvases and are truly a nice change of pace from the "traditional" portraits that I'm known for. You can choose silver, gold and even copper foil etching when available!
Scratch-board technique, like etching and sculpture, involves the removal of substance to create an image.
A white, hard-surfaced board is coated with a uniform covering of black ink. A very fine pointed stylus is used to bring out from the artist's imagination the highly detailed image hidden beneath the ebony surface. Much like the sculptor removing the outside material to reveal the form inside, the scratchboard artist brings to life a hidden subject. The delicacy of the stylus allows the artist to extract the subtle nuances of detail which impart a unique life-like depth and quality to the work.
