STEP 3:Refine the Composition
Once the placement of the main images has been
established,thedetailingofthedrawingcanbegin.The
wingsof thecrane arecompleted, and thescalesand
facialfeaturesofthecobraaredrawnin.Thedifferent
texturescreatedbytheserefinementsarewhatseparate
theimagesandaddinteresttothepiece.Thetraditional
Japanese background of stylized wind and cherry
blossoms are used to fill the space and give it that
Japanesetattoolook.Youcanseethattherefinedsketch
isreversedfromtheprevioussketches.Thereason for
thisisthatIoftendrawonbothsidesofthepaperand
flip it back and forth depending on which way my