Besides having a really cool name, Erik is an author, marketer and creative. You can see his website Zero-g. He’s a really nice guy. I credit him with suggesting I use a sketch for my profile pic. I’m honored that he let me pay him back with a portrait.

Here’s an example of filling in with pencil. I rarely use this technique, just because it’s messy and I find it difficult to keep the paper clean. If I have to use it, I wait until all the detail work is complete and then fill in with the dark part. In this case, I wanted to leave the pencil marks visible for texture. It can always be turned solid in Photoshop.