Water-soluble pencils tend to be softer than ordinary coloured pencils. Charcoal is a fast and responsive drawing media. It gives both soft and strong lines depending on how it is used.

Ask the sitter which pose they are most comfortable with you drawing. Figure caption, Portrait of a Young Woman by Dame Laura Knight, pastel and charcoal on paper In this portrait, think about how ...

A charcoal drawing housed in another art collection ... Small holes pierced around the figure suggest it may have been used to trace its form on to a canvas However, Mr Mottin pointed out that ...