Charcoal Portrait

I decided to try charcoal again, because I haven't really tackled it in over a year, and I've been doing a lot of painting lately. A friend of mine has this beautiful black lace dress, and I just thought it would be perfect for a charcoal portrait of her.

I started out working on her face, and it took me a few class periods to get it right, but I think I did a fairly decent job on it. It looks like her :)

To draw the lace I used a charcoal pencil, and lots of spray to set it, so it wouldn't smudge too horribly. The lace is probably my favorite part of the portrait though. 

More to come!