ntopaz-image-0 A section of my finished ink for the Hive account@ntopaz #inkart contest.

The entire piece finished

As you may remember I made the sketch for this contest the other day.

I of course had to add animals

and what better companion for a mermaid then another sea mammal whose tail has a mermaid quality.

And I'd like to imagine my mermaid a witch of sorts,

and such a creature would need a familiar to do her bidding on land. And what better familiar than an owl?

As I like to do with my black and white pieces

I will often sketch using shading and the like, but then wish to really commit to no mid range tones but merely black. In fact the only colour in the final pieces IS black as the white is the white of the page.

My black and white are always my Zen place

and being rather busy and hectic this year thus far, having their soothing lines and contours as a place to escape to is pretty important to me.

For process, here is a gif of sketch and a few layers.

Having spent my morning thus far lost in the black and white of the page, I must now get to the rest of my day. I hope all of you found a moment of Zen before your days started.

I'll hopefully 'see' some of you in the comments later so by all means feel free to upvote, resteem, and of course comment.

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