Weather Witch

Thanks to for the beautiful reference photo.

I would like to mention another deviant... who is a master of B&W.

I've always had a problem to get really nice black without any pencil marks, and Rick has this secret (well, not quite a secret because he is generously sharing it with everyone) to achieve really dark black. PATIENCE. Among other things, patience is his secret. Okay, I'm quite patient when I draw details... but when I work on the really dark area, it seems like a different personality takes over and the word 'patience' disappears from my dictionary. But I tried really hard this time, and I'm happy with the result. So thank you so much, Rick, for the great drawing tips!

11X14 Strathmore Bristol Smooth
2B & HB 0.5mm mechanical pencil
H ~ 5B pencils
eraser

Original and prints are available at my website. [link]