Experimenting with techniques

I'm playing around with some techniques in preparation for a larger painting.

I started out with a life drawing I did a couple weeks earlier. I think this is a five minute pose.

I printed the drawing on craft paper, soaked it in water, and mounted it on a 8 x 10 board with acrylic gel medium. Once it was completely dry I went back and refined the line drawing with pen and ink. Currently I am layering in tones with acrylic paint. Obviously it is not finished.

When I use this method again I will probably put a coat of acrylic gel medium over the paper after the pen and ink step to prevent the acrylic paint from absorbing into the paper. I will see this piece through to the end though so I'm not quite sure what I would change just yet.