It's hard to tell how the lines are doing while tracing, at least for me. Once I removed the original image I was very, VERY pleased with the line work. It has a somewhat irregular, rustic feel but I was ok with that.
Matting, to remove highlights
Matting cleaned up
I'm particularly pleased with this leg. The knee was a great accident.
After silver staining. I also wanted to stain the rock at the archer's feet, for some kind of vertical balance, but I tried three times and it blended "away" from the line too much. I moved on without it.
The finished and framed piece, at the archery field.
