22 May 2021, 18:18

@lpetiti I only noticed now that your drawing is in a bound sketchbook. I was going to suggest tracing your design onto white card stock a few times and really diving (yes, referencing your character!) so that you could experiment different ways with line weight and crosshatching without feeling as if you would over-do your original drawing. At least sometimes, with me, I'll resist finishing a drawing because I don't want to "ruin" it.

When I run book workshops for kids I go through a ton of card stock..it's not a perfect plate finish, but it holds up to the heavy coloring the kids tend to like. Sometimes I buy larger sizes than 8-1/2 x 11 at the copy shop.