I first lay down the bare bones, broad strokes.

Now I go into details. Fine tuning and correcting anything I come across that doesnt feel right.

This is time consuming, since 90% of lines are made individually (to save time I copy some of them)

All the while I am checking how the whole piece looks at various distances (this helps me create fake grays)

Once I am finished with the center piece I shift focus on background .

Sometimes I struggle on what kind of bacground to use, I dont want to over-do it, and I dont want to make it look poor.

Hence...

...I do several ideas/revisions.

Once setled on a background I detail it and make so as not to take away from the center piece.