Dark Forest, White Spirit

This piece may or may not be finished. It's one I'm not to happy about the outcome. Let me give you some background information about the story behind the project. Huine Taurë Ninque Sulë is another Hobbit themed piece. The title translates to Dark Forest, White Spirit in the Elven language Quenya. In the story of the Hobbit the 13 dwarves and Bilbo Baggins is forced to travel into Mirkwood Forrest. It is deep and so dark they can barely make out there way along a path.

During their trek through the enchanted forest they are rushed upon by a white hart (or stag). So startled, the company frantically tries to get out of the way and only Thorin is able to shoot an arrow at the hart. They are starved and sadly though the arrow hit its mark, they loose the beast in the dark wood.

This block is suppose to be the dark woods of Mirkwood and the white hart. I wanted the hart to be ghostly but what I hadn't anticipated was the consistency of the white ink would be so watery. Kneading the tube didn't help as the ink rolled on thinly on the block no matter what I did. I have to assume it is because of the nature of the ink color but, I've made several attempts with results not much better than what you see below.

I still would like to work on this piece and try to create the finished outcome I had initially envisioned at the start. More room for improvement is probably a good thing. After all, I'm still new at this medium.