This week I've been trying out using a fountain pen as I've only ever gave up on using them in the past due to blotting issues. Not gonna jinx it n say I've got it sussed but. Here's what I've been drawing. I like the top left, though I'd fix the left eye. May apply minimal skin texture to the female. The top right is straying more towards realism and porno territory so gonna steer away from that approach. The bottom left is alright. I like the female but I can't tell if the dudes face looks funny or dodgy. The bottom right is my fav, lovers entwined. There's this 1'mm fine liner one from before I had a nib. It looks alright. I think I get good texture effects using fine liner. But it's still too thick. I enjoy playing with the suggestion of line rather than there actually being a line. This is some more.. Biro on different papers. The last one's pap. 2 point perspective refresh. As noted to me, the closer the angles get to the vanishing point the more harsh they appear. So tried positioning the vanishing points further outside of the frame. Looks better to me. But the entire floor is on the bottom half of the picture, means all the activity will take place on the bottom half. So tried moving the focus down. The perspective still looks wrong but I think this framing should work better. As indicated on the picture, the composition of the monochrome will be decided once I have decided upon layout. Patterns on the wall paper, carpet, and throws will also be applied. At this stage I expect the carpet pattern to be more black heavy. Possibly use pointillism for the wall paper. Something like this by Osamu Tezuka. By the 27th - Find reference imagery for monarchy symbols - Victorian wall paper pattern, carpet pattern - furniture - texture tests.