Raven Stippling Project

This project was an exercise in value study, seeing shapes, and technique. Using micron pens I built up layers of tiny dots, working section by section to fully render the raven. For me, this assignment was all about pacing, getting manageable bits of the piece done each day to counter the time-consuming nature of the technique.
Process
Reference photo

Reference photo (cropped and desaturated)
WIP 1
WIP 2
Reference photo by user Stephencdickson (Wikipedia)