The sketch phase is my favourite part. Since I started drawing I always took time to appreciate and document the "raw sketch" before adding in the colour. A part of me feels attached to the black and white frame that both starts and holds the magic, and another part is always worried I might ruin it with colour. I've had drawings retire in the sketch phase and never move onto colour, and I've had some sit for time before I got the courage and palette inspiration. A huge bonus moving from traditi