Lisa Mitrokhin is a notable Coloured Pencil teacher who kick-started my online art journey! She's been incredibly generous with sharing her knowledge and passion for colored pencil, the only Online Educator sharing special effects with Coloured pencils. Good to finally complete these portraits and revisit the good ol Charcoal 😁

 

Dark Skin > preview of the final layers before adding Prismacolour French Gray 20% (as a blender) and black pencil for contrast:

After adding French Gray and Midnight black pencil