The Zombie Roman Legionnaire started as a sketch for Inktober. I just had to explore it further.
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The Zombie Roman Legionnaire started out as an ink sketch for Inktober.
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Roughed out in a 2H pencil.
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Detailed with a HB pencil to prepare for the next stage.
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Graphite shavings gently smeared over the image with a sponge. Highlights brought in with an eraser.
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Image was scanned and coloured using Photoshop.
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