IT Looks so Much like a Duck It Might as Well Be a Chicken

And then she made us add white charcoal. Now I have only used the item once or twice during high school, but the kicker is that we were using medium tone paper. The back charcoal was our darks, the white our lights and we were somehow suppose to draw this still-- With No Blending. the two charcoals could never touch! I truly forgot how many hours I spent on this, but I can't seem to shake this 'painterly' style everyone keeps saying I have. Doesn't mean I won't try.