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Patricia,
I just went to the art store today to figure out what paper I had used for this. It was Canson Colorline - and I did use charcoal pencils. I hesitate to recommend anything since I am so inexperienced and haven't tried many different papers yet. This was only my second portrait since I put my pencils down over ten years ago. I will say, however, that this portrait seemed more effortless then my more recent attempts which could be due to the paper. I feel much more comfortable with graphite as well, but became so frustrated with the inability to do dark enough that I decided to give charcoal a try. I actually cheated and started with graphite on the lighter areas, then used charcoal for the darker areas and somehow merged the two.
Your latest portrait of your son's friend, along with Jimmie Arroyo's work has inspired me to try using toned paper with white pastel highlights. I can't wait!
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