Girl of the Day #35-Message (part 1)

OK, going to try something a little different, but still inside the rules I set for myself. The Daily pieces I've been doing have been a fantastic learning exercise, but very few have been portfolio material. This week, I'm going to do a longer piece, and post each day's efforts towards completion. The goal is to have a portfolio level piece by the end of the week.

To that end, today I'm posting the mono drawing/ underpainting. I'll be starting color later tonight (possibly in a Livestream session if I can figure out how to work it.)