Rogue commission piece over Arthur Adams

Another commission piece I did over Arthur Adams' blue pencil drawings.  Not Blue-Line printouts, but and actual hand drawing that Arthur did with a blue pencil.  

All of this was inked with different tip sized microns.  I spotted the blacks with a brush.  Like the other Art Adams commission pieces I've inked in the past, I referenced how he would ink some of his own backgrounds.  A time consuming cross hatching texture.  The pencil sketch didn't have any backgrounds.  I wanted to give it a background to look as close to the pieces that Arthur would draw himself.  

My thought process was to leave some whites in the background because I didn't want it to mesh with the blacks that was on the figure.  Areas on the figure that was white, I let the cross hatching background touch the figure.  Areas on the figure which were black (like the front of her hood and bottom of boobies), I left the background white.  At the same time, doing a fade from black to white with the background so it transitions better.  The extra details on the hair, tapered lines, and cross hatching, I referenced other work that Arthur has done.  

Lots of planning and referencing before inking.  I even lightly pencilled in areas to show myself where I want certain details to be.  In a way, it's almost like doing finishes.  

Here's how it looks when I got the piece.  Lightly drawn in blue pencil.  Still beautiful as with any and all of Arthur's work.  Hard to see, but enough for me to work with.