Scratchboard Silver Illustration

Transform the uploaded photo into a scratchboard illustration — the technique where a white clay-coated board is covered in black ink, then scratched away with fine tools to reveal the white beneath, creating an image from white lines on black. Use the uploaded image as the ONLY identity reference for the subject. **IDENTITY RETENTION (STRICT):** – Subject's face, hair, and features visible through the fine scratched white lines – Hair texture particularly well-suited to scratchboard rendering – Expression and distinctive features preserved through careful line work – Clothing details captured through varied scratch techniques **SCRATCHBOARD TECHNIQUE:** – White lines scratched out of solid black background – Extremely fine, precise parallel lines for smooth areas (skin, fabric) – Denser cross-hatching scratches for lighter areas, sparse for darker – Direction of scratches follows the form (contour hatching) – Some areas left completely black (deepest shadows) – Some areas scratched almost completely white (brightest highlights) – Visible tool marks: fine needle scratches vs. broader scraper marks **CHARACTER DETAILS:** – Dramatic lighting that creates strong highlight/shadow contrast – Hair rendered with individual strand-like scratches – Eyes catching light with bright white scratch highlights – Clothing texture differentiated: smooth fabric = parallel lines, rough fabric = cross-hatching – Background may include environmental elements rendered in looser scratch style **OUTPUT:** – Bust or three-quarter portrait on pure black background – White-on-black rendering (inverted from normal drawing) – Extremely detailed, fine-line illustration quality **NEGATIVE CONSTRAINTS:** – No black lines on white (the reverse of normal drawing) – No gray tones — strictly black and white achieved through line density – No color – No smooth gradients – Must feel hand-scratched, not digital