8 - "swimming to the top"

For this work, I wanted to experiment with line weight and hatching.  I wanted the concept of this drawing to be this fish that ended up in aristocratic society. First, I sketched in light squares where I wanted the main figure to be, along with the general composition of the background. Then I did a few restatements to make sure all parts of the drawing were where I wanted them before I started doing line art with a ballpoint pen. After I was done with the line art, I took a marker and went over some areas to give the lines more weight.