I have a real thing for iguanas. They are such interesting animals with a beautiful form and great character. This is a drawing I made of one whilst I was at an art club run by MIND. I sketched it in pencil first and then drew in my details in ink. Here is a process photo I took about half way through...
Once the main body of the animal was done I decided to make the drawing more graphical. Initially I wanted to make the background black so I added a thick black outline to the animal as a way to get the detailed areas black before painting in the rest of the black with a brush and ink later. However I really liked the way the line looked so I added a line around the outside too of around the same thickness and left the rest of the background white. Here's how it turned out...
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