"Sovereignty" sketch

This is the small pencil sketch I have worked up for my upcoming charcoal drawing. This is a value study more than anything, I've already worked out the position of the elk prior to starting this preliminary. The finish drawing will be 48"x24" so this helps me be as prepared as possible before I begin. I'm very interested to see how long this one takes since the change I made in my process. I'll be posting as often as possible as it moves along.