- Chrome Rising - detail of process on hood
My trusty #16 X-acto. I used it to further scratch the area where I've used the tattoo needle. That breaks up the linear effect, I want a smoooooth effect on the hood. - Chrome Rising - detail of process on hood
I used the tattoo needle in the lengthwise direction, then in an angled direction (but not 90 degrees to the other direction). - Chrome Rising - detail of process on hood
This series of 5 images shows how I started work on the section of the hood of the "Chrome Rising" drawing.
This is an eyebrow (or cosmetic) tattoo needle. I used it to clear away some of the black on the car hood. - Chrome Rising 3
She's all blocked in at this stage! Plenty of fine-tuning left to do... - Scotia 8 (Final)
Scotia's finished portrait 7" x 5" scratchboard, with watercolor from my own reference photo - Chrome Rising 2
She's lookin' pretty shiny at this stage! The lower section is the most tedious - where I worked to get a smooth, light value (but not pure white) on the hood of the car. I used an eyebrow tattoo needle to pull off some of the black (the rougher parts that are still visible) and a #16 X-acto blade to carefully blend the rough pattern. You can see the final value in the upper left section of the hood. - Chrome Rising 2 - Detail
Detail of the 2nd stage - Chrome Rising 1
Early stage of this one, plenty left to do at this point, but I was happy with how it was going. 6" x 6" scratchboard drawing of a 1941 Cadillac hood ornament. From my own reference photo. - Scotia 7
Scotia's portrait with watercolor added to her fur & nose. Nearly finished at this point, but it needs some fine-tuning here and there, and to be a bit darker overall. - Scotia 6
Scotia's portrait with scratching to soften the ink I added in the previous stage. Also new: highlights in her eyes! - Scotia 5
Black ink added with a technical pen. I inked more places than I had originally planned, but I let the drawings tell me what they need. I'll scratch as needed to better blend the inked areas. Watercolor on her tongue, eyes, inner ears. Next I'll add watercolor on all of her fur and her nose. - Scotia 4
Scotia's portrait is "all scratched". She's much too light at this stage, I need to go in and add dark areas with a tech pen, then I can add color! Once that's done, she'll look like a black dog. - Scotia 3
Update on Scotia's portrait. That large black blob area needs to be scratched... - Scotia 2
Scratching is underway! - "Tale of the Tail" - 4th Scan - Final Drawing
The finished drawing (Sold) 3" x 4.75" on Claybord (white scratchboard) Ink (Pitt Art Markers & India Ink), watercolor, color pencil & scratching. The scratching on this drawing is still quite visible on the original, so decided to call it "scratchboard", but it could also be called "mixed media". Thanks to Erik Bowker for this reference photo of CJ the Sumatran Tiger cub, taken at the Sacramento Zoo. CJ is now a very handsome adult living at the Los Angeles Zoo. You can see two short videos on my IG page, showing the progression of this drawing - click here.