Speed drawing of Susan by Louis Smith

Video demonstration of how to draw a portrait. Shows a charcoal lay in followed by conte pencil (compressed charcoal) cross hatching to create the detail in the face. I used soft brushes Windsor and Newton Monarch, work well, I use different kinds of erasers, a putty rubber which can be shaped accordingly, a pencil rubber for highlights or detailed places, a stomp and a brush for l more subtle erasing. I used normal Cartridge paper, I used Daler Rowney 130grm, nothing special