Traversing the Pine Haunt

Traversing the Pine Haunt began like most of my work with an itsy bitsy sketch. 

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I blow this sketch up to the size I want to work with and transfer the loose lines and build my underdrawing
from there.

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With the details fleshed out in pencil I begin to add value using layers of powdered charcoal and carbon pencil.

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I slowly build up the values and try to get as much texture and little details - especially in the darkest areas.

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Once the drawing is complete - I scan it and make minor adjustments. I then add color using many transparent layers to achieve the desired effect. I do a final pass of thin white strokes to make the detail/focus areas pop.