Aspens in Black and White

This was by far the fastest drawing I have ever done. I finished it in just two sittings over about 10 hours. Just like the aspen trees are one continues system of branches and roots, the lines seemed to just follow each other across the page until it was finished.

In all of my work I start with only the black ink, draw the basic layout, and then go back with color. Reminiscent of the Dr. Suess coloring book days as a little kid.

In this version, I scanned the image when I was done with the black ink...I then selected the trees in Photoshop and dropped in some color-gradient backgrounds. I like the combination between the white branches, which are closer to what the aspens really look like in nature, and the computer-generated backgrounds.