Chalk Pastel process 9 1/2 hours in

At this point, I can either say I'm done or nit pick a few things here and there. First I will say what I've done to get this far. This stage consisted of darkening the background and the man by rubbing black softly then blending it in with my finger. This was a difficult step because if there were places where the fixative was a bit thinner, I could leave ugly smudges. Once I finished with darkening everything down, I applied more fixative for what I had hoped would be my final step; adding those shafts of light coming in and hitting the woman. I halfway think that I might have made the guy too dark now, which is the opposite problem I had at the beginning when he seemed a little too close. Well, he is proving to be a frustration throughout this whole drawing no matter the stage! I guess I will think about him, and the extra highlights on the woman. At 9 1/2 hours of work on this, I've already spent a little bit more than what I usually spend on such a drawing but not much more. Even then, the thinking I've always been presented with about traditional art is that it is never truly done and you can always add more details or aspects if you really think about it.

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So please enjoy this finished or nearly finished piece for now!