Thorin pencil guidelines (possiblefuture painting)

This has gone through several steps. Started as a very light, rough/vague 3.5" x 3.5" sketch in my sketchbook... enlarged to 8.5" x 11" print-out, a little more work done directly in thick and thin Sharpie pens (no pencil, so tons of errors), then that was enlarged to 11" x 14" (current size) and transferred to fresh plain drawing paper for bigger adjustments, fixes, and "details." Blue pencil, 4B, and F pencils.

I'm considering using this for a future painting, which is why there is just enough detail to give me an idea of finishes, but not so much that I can't transfer basic lines to paper or canvas.

I just needed to do something for me, and try to force myself to enjoy the process. I always beat myself up too much over mistakes... and I was able to actually enjoy working on this version  today, even with any mistakes there are to deal with later (or not).

Edited to add 11/14/15:  I did a quick color study/test in acrylic  paint over the printout of this sketch on watercolor paper.  www.cfgriffith.com/2015/11/14/…