Comet fine ink study

One comet with a rounded rocky nucleus, short luminous coma and a broad sweeping tail, no star field. Practice clear contours and a few local shadows in fine ink.

A way into the drawing

1. Establish the main shapes

   Place the nucleus and overall tail curve.

2. Connect the structure

   Wrap the coma around the nucleus and extend broad tail bands.

3. Develop the drawing

   Refine the clear outer contour, add only the most useful interior details and place a few small local shadows. Leave most of the paper open.

A small thing to tryKeep the tail bands flowing away from the nucleus together.