Snow Leopard Scratchboard

After just a few attempts at this new medium, but I am really becoming attached to the process of learning here. Scratching white on top of black really forces me to think deeper into the lighting, negative space and composition of the subject. It is almost completely opposite from years of rendering onto a white background. I thought I would post the transitions here in the event others may want to see them . I know this type of thing helps me and I always love to see how other works of art become the ultimate expression of the artist vision.