Benu Bird

Waiting for an oil painting to dry enough that you can do more to it can be a long process, it seems. In the meantime, I’m posting excerpts from my various sketches and ink drawings, for the amusement of subscribers, mainly.

The Sinister Minister

So, recently I’ve been having urges. Urges, to draw dark, boldly liney drawngs with dark subject matter. I begin this one, which I’m calling The Sinister Minister, with the below line drawing.

I’ve now progressed to the inked version, at least the stage where the lines and solid blacks are in.

Next up is the shading stage, which is definitely going to be the meat of the painting . I take my time and spit-shade all the mid- and light-tones, and leave some areas white for contrast. That’s going to have to be the next post, because it’ll take me a whole long ass time.