Like with musical improvisation, applying a free-form approach to artwork often relies on the ability to adapt errors so it appears that they were intended. By using only black ink, with no pencil sketch preparation, I force myself to commit to initial ideas. So, if something doesn't go quite to plan, it's a case of either make it work or bin it and start again. There are no second chances unless I edit a scanned image in software, and in respect of this process, that always feels like cheating.
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