This was a quick study of a Irish Elk skeleton done in pencil which took about 12 minutes to complete.
This sketch although not complete does portray a good amount of perspective in the skull and antlers which appear to be the primary focus of the observation. The lines of the drawing have been added to and made more prevalent in the parts of the skull which are facing most directly at the observer, whereas all other lines are comparatively lighter and less defined, which helps to draw your eyes to certain parts of the drawing such as the snout of the skull and the left antler. The inclusion of the developmental lines and "mistakes" allow you to follow the path that the artist took whilst developing the work and shows where the artist made mistakes and corrected them, these appear to be mainly perspective based.
The only part of the drawing that diminishes from the overall piece is the scapula. Here the artist appears to have changed their mind about shading after finishing that fairly big portion of the skeleton. Just like how the artist added more detailed and darker lines in the parts of the skull that were focus of the piece to attract the view of the observer, the shaded scapula also does this but in the negative respect, as it attracts you to what is essentially a background/secondary image.
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