I’ve written a few articles in the past about creating animal portraits in scratchboard since that seems to be what I’m known for, but what about humans? Can scratchboard marks be compatible with skin? Without a shadow of doubt! There are many styles and tools you can use to mimic a person’s skin, and I’ll discuss and demonstrate a few of these here, based on the following portraits.
Tattoo Needles
My gorgeous nine-year-old niece is my first subject, and I’m using an unusual tool – tattoo needles. You can get tattoo needles on the internet very easily. The company I first used gave me the third degree to make certain I was bona fide (they get many
