This time, it's just a monochrome character without a background, I hope this sates the curiosity about this other type of drawing as well. Funnily it still took a bit over 3h, so... not that much faster than the colored pic honestly! But the amount of time it takes varies depending on just... basically any number of factors :P

Of course it's not gonna be the exact same every time, I like to experiment with styles and techniques a bit from time to time and try stuff out, and I have a range of different brushes for different things! This time I used the default "manga pen". I have a few custom hard edged ones, some with some blending effects, etc. Sometimes I will also mix and match)