I have been concentrating on shading in my exercises... I figured unless that technique is mastered I'll never get anywhere.

So here are three attempts. All were done with a base of graded crosshatching. The first two I blended further with a tortillon.... but Misha, the girl, is just crosshatching and "squirkling". When I finished it I felt like shouting : "Look mummy, no smudging!" I love how drawing brings out the child in me... I could do it non stop for hours....pity that life gets in the way!!

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Great drawings, Rose. You really are getting the hang of that hatching and cross hatching thing

Lovely Rose, you're coming along beautifully! I agree that life does get in the way of drawing at times. Sometimes I give in, other times I ignore life and keep drawing.

I can not seem to get the hang of the CH its just seems you loose detail .