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Jesse,
I will post another reply when I have some more information for you but I could not resist a premature reply. First of all, I should say that you did an absolutely wonderful job with these portraits. I agree with Karin the composition shows strength and imagination.
I can't see scratches on my monitor and my first question was "how did you get such smooth value transitions"? I did a lot of scratchboard in high school and thought I might become a scratchboard illustrator at one time.
Again I am not prepared but there is a fellow named Summers, I believe, that does scratchboard illustrations of authors for Barnes and Noble Book chain and if my memory is correct he uses an exacto blade to carve thick and thin paralell lines to produce light and dark tones. (Tends to be a lot more mechanical than your effort).
Illustrators Annual used to feature this kind of work and may still do so if they are still in publication.
If it sounds as though I am suggesting that this media might be more viable in commercial application you are right. Having said that however, you might find a good niche. there are not a lot of people to compete with you.
Good Luck!
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