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Published: 2012-06-02 05:49:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 630; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 13
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Scratchboard of a Lipizzaner stallion8 1/2" x 11", this is done on Scratch Art scratchboad paper.. Entirely drawn with an X-acto knife tip (Size 11 if you're curious, I cycled through about 10 blades) My biggest annoyance with this piece is that the paper has a metallic sheen to it which it made it impossible to get a perfect photo! Some strokes at different angles are shining incredibly bright although in person they are just as fine as the ones beside them... If I had a scanner available, I'd try using it and see if things came out better.
Well over 30 hours put into this piece, I lost track. Definitely the most time I've ever spent on a drawing. x.x
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This is really awesome. I have a few scratchboards in my gallery too, and they are definitely one of the hardest things to do!
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Gorgeaus! Love the detail of the fur! Well worth the hours spent on it.
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Wow!! You are truly talented.You drew this with an X-acto Knife!?? That is just banana's! Beautiful work!
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This has turned out beautifully despite some small anatomical errors (the nostril and the pupil of the eye) these are easy enough to over look when you see how good the rest of it really is
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Ah, you noticed my trouble spot! XD
The nostril gave me such a headache. x.x I re-inked it and enlarged it a couple times, and still it's a bit tiny I think.. My reference picture had an entirely black nose (All shadow, no detail, you can see my first derpy nostril in this wip with reference - [link] ), so I had to guesstimate on that. I need to work more on understanding equine anatomy in the future so I don't end up so attached to refs.
Pupil was more of an artistic decision though. Originally there was no detail added, it was simply the white highlights on black. I was encouraged by my instructor to make it more exciting, and I actually liked the result of giving the horse a bright, kind of human-like pupil. Overall it gave the horse more feeling and intelligence, or at least that's what came to my mind when I compared pictures.
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Ah I recognise the reference. It must be the fact it is a poster that you are using and can't make out the nostril. The image features in a book by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Horses and here the nostril came be made out. It is however good practice in this situation to use multiple references to know the detail in the shadows or as in this case too dark to make out
I understand what you mean about the pupil
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That's an insane amount of detail, especially as the coat has its own design and pattern.
You should be very proud!
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Ah ha, thank you! I'm probably the most meticulous, anal, detail-oriented person you'll ever meet when it comes to realistic pencil drawings and scratchboards. XD And yep, I am quite proud of this, it was time well spent!
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I admire your patience. I think that is truly what makes great art (excuse the cheesiness, but it's honest)!
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*nod* I think you're right about patience. Just imagine what the old masters had to go through to finish a single painting years ago, especially since there weren't art stores to provide them with tubes of paint in every hue in the rainbow. x.x
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Oh goodness, yes. Yikes!
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Amazing job on the detail of the hair! Great work!
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Thank you very much!
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Wow! I can't even do these with the outlines already printed on the board.
Stunning, well done! :3
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Thank you!
I actually do transfer a simple pencil outline before I start, so I don't mess up the placement of eyes/ears/prominent highlights. It's a huge help, not sure I could be as detailed without it! x.x
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Hehe, it's still waaaaaay better than I could do :3 I can't even draw horse outlines
You have a real gift
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Wow, so you started this absolutely stunning masterpiece from scratch.
Congratulations on on job well done.
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Thank you very much! ^^ Also, thank you for adding this piece to your group!
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yey, you finished it! love the flow and texture of the fur, can't stop looking at it C: the horse also looks a little worried
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Thank you! He does look a little troubled, doesn't he? I didn't really think of him that way before. Deep, lost in thought, horse..
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hehe, absolutely! C:
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Wow! 
Is scratchboard simply metal under a surface that you scratch off?
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I love wild and kinky hair, so glad I'm not the only one! ^^
Scratchboard is actually a coating of clay on some surface, with black ink sprayed over it. So you create images by scratching off the black ink surface and revealing the light clay underneath. Cheap versions of this also include the metallic foil scratch-art kits that you see in the children's section in art stores.
This is actually a student grade of scratchboard- so it's black ink over clay, layered over a thin sheet of plastic. Most scratchboard is white/off-white clay, but for some reason this company thought it would be a brilliant idea to give the clay underneath a metallic sheen. In person it's beautiful to see, but it's incredibly hard to photograph because of the reflections.
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XD it's much more interesting!
ah that sounds quite fun 
Like you said, you may have to beg someone with a good scanner to scan it for you
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An awesome job.. Definitely worth the time took for you to finish it..
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Thank you very much! ^^
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That's the look I was going for, yesh! >3
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