I need to practice more on my cross-hatching. This didn't feel as natural as I wanted it to.

I had to resize that fist some.

Right off the "bat" I wasn't liking anything about the inks that I laid down. I knew I was going to make this a dark piece. So, I figured I would just cover up my mistakes when I get to inking heavily.

Another piece to practice inking. This is the start of the process.