My mum, sister and I - Graphite pencils

To celebrate my mum's 70th Birthday I drew and old picture of her with my sister and myself.  A4 on Winsor & Newton Extra Smooth Bristol Board using graphite pencils, 9B graphite block, putty eraser and blending stumps.

I tried a new technique for the hair using the rough edges of the graphite block to get the flow and I'm pretty pleased with the tonal graduation and texture it created.  I think this creates a more painterly style without painstakingly drawing every hair!