For A Hard Working Man

 

This is a commission I did for a family friend. He was a lineman for At&t for many years and is now retired. He asked me to do a rendered sketch of this boot with the spike and post, as you can see in the reference photo. He wanted this piece as memento to all his hard work, so I chose to go with a ball point pen sketch. I wanted this piece to look as rugged as the job. I limited myself to one medium so that I can concentrate on sketching and using as many techniques I could with just a ball point pen.

8"x12" Papermate ballpoint pen on bristol paper