"a control freak's paradise" this really clarified things for me. I was a bit mystified by the horse demo, much as I enoyed it. This is great! I was a rapidograph freak, a number of decades ago, and would often work on eggs. But this --- oh boy. I have to try it at least once. You have turned me on to it. thanks
Hey Dan, thanks so much for sharing your art videos. I've always wondered how some of these techniques work or can be done with modern tools so it's awesome to watch you work. This scratchwork is cool and your crosshatch illustration is amazing work and looks like a very zen process, I adore the textures and how they bring the image to life. :)
WOW I never knew all this - never heard of it.Can't understand how it is possible (not to have the reined portion not run. Your etching is wonderful and yes, the final etching was even better than the faux-final. More lively. I just keep thinking WOW. You are so much fun and enlightening to watch and learn from.
Very cool. I love the etch look and have never been able to satisfactorily replicate it with drawing. I see now I was not planning enough with on where to put my lines and the CLAY BOARD. OMG! To be able to fix the poor choice of line is so exciting.
Wow that clay board really cuts through the ink quick and smooth. I went all digital partially because trying to use white ink over black in was a pain in the butt and not great quality. Wish I knew about this clayboard. Might have to pick some up. Great videos, Dan!
I will have to give the boards a try. I have been drawing realistic pictures for years on paper mostly graphite and color pencil. I also worked a little bit with tinted charcoal.
You already know, but man, you are a real artist, I always wondered how this kind of illustration was made, now I know, I wish you offer the option to send a picture to get a drawing, because I really want to have this kind of drawing of my family.
Hello, Rodrigo-- If you are interested, I would be delighted to do a drawing of your family in this style. The cost would be $350 for ONE person, $550 for TWO people, $700 for THREE, and $800 for FOUR.
I am interested in having a go at clayboard work, much of the equipment is rather dear. for instance I would like to know if other brands of pen may work just as well as the radiograph ? or would it compromise the work too much ? thank you for your tutorials.
i tried off the shelf indian ink in a cartridge as an experiment, the result was that regular indian ink is to thin/runny has too high a flow rate to be used, and therefore technical pen ink of either brand is a must. however I am confident that the Isomars technical pens with regular white scraperboard will do the job.
what ink do you use, please? When I apply, say, India ink to clapboard it does not scratch off to reveal white clayboard, rather it just makes a grey mark.
I just did a quick search.... 8 by 10 runs about $10. For this particular project I used a clay board panel that had a structural framework on the back. I think it ran about $30.
+Juan Araya Pérez Any Rapidograph pen may be used, although it is not necessary-- a crow quill or fountain pen would work just as well. NO, not any paper will do! It must be CLAY BOARD.
No, no! The top layer of clay Is removed, not just the ink. This is not paper. It is a board with about a sixteenth of an inch of CLAY (sort of like hard white CHALK) on it.
Lol so that's what those empty pens I found in my moms markers are for.. Lol I figured but never seen anything like them before since they're like a little needle at the tip
I don't want to be *that* guy, but that's not a technically selfie. Well, I guess I can't say that and not be *that* guy. Sorry for being *that* guy. Awesome piece, though.
