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Description
Here's a progression shot of the Blackbolt piece.

Step 1 - pencil sketch

Step 2 - ink backgrounds, then ink figure outline(s) and foreground outline(s). I ink backgrounds first, very lightly, because it's easier then to do the foreground at the proper line weights to 'op' the image.

Step 3 - blacks - dropped in with a brush. At this stage I'm interested in defining the lightsource and shadows on the figure(s) - really exploratory here, letting the form and shapes guide the light decisions.

Step 4 - linework detail - I do this with a crowquill, Hunts 102 or 107, working the fades from black to white on the lightsource-side of the forms.

Description
Here's a progression shot of the Blackbolt piece.

Step 1 - pencil sketch

Step 2 - ink backgrounds, then ink figure outline(s) and foreground outline(s). I ink backgrounds first, very lightly, because it's easier then to do the foreground at the proper line weights to 'op' the image.

Step 3 - blacks - dropped in with a brush. At this stage I'm interested in defining the lightsource and shadows on the figure(s) - really exploratory here, letting the form and shapes guide the light decisions.

Step 4 - linework detail - I do this with a crowquill, Hunts 102 or 107, working the fades from black to white on the lightsource-side of the forms.