The Mothman
Mothman is a well-known cryptid that originated from West Virginia and has now made its way to this art piece.
Rough Sketch
A monotone black and white composition was the goal from the get-go. Letting go of a vast majority of colors and working mostly with grey was a bit of a challenge, but once I figured out the composition, the rest was fairly simple.
Tight Sketch
The plan for the tight sketch phase was to take the rough sketch and simply add a bit more detail to Mothman, so that I could go straight to rendering once I had it all in place.
Final Piece
Mothman turned out pretty scary. The wind and snow droplets help bring life into a very static photo.