![New to using graphite/charcoal and drawing people. Having trouble making dark areas dark enough no matter how hard I press. Reference image in comment. Please critique and give me tips, thanks! : New to using graphite/charcoal and drawing people. Having trouble making dark areas dark enough no matter how hard I press. Reference image in comment. Please critique and give me tips, thanks! :](https://preview.redd.it/dpziz9cdk5711.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=96af9eb3e6035635d043d6a11c22ce530169a035)
New to using graphite/charcoal and drawing people. Having trouble making dark areas dark enough no matter how hard I press. Reference image in comment. Please critique and give me tips, thanks! :
![Sitting people hand drawn charcoal graphic composition with four figures Stock Vector Image & Art - Alamy Sitting people hand drawn charcoal graphic composition with four figures Stock Vector Image & Art - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/FDXC8P/sitting-people-hand-drawn-charcoal-graphic-composition-with-four-figures-FDXC8P.jpg)
Sitting people hand drawn charcoal graphic composition with four figures Stock Vector Image & Art - Alamy
![DALL·E 2022-09-30 16.33.00 - dark charcoal, imporessionist sketch of a large group of people, arms on heads or covering ears or raised in the air, despairing and crying out - Wyoming Catholic College DALL·E 2022-09-30 16.33.00 - dark charcoal, imporessionist sketch of a large group of people, arms on heads or covering ears or raised in the air, despairing and crying out - Wyoming Catholic College](https://wyomingcatholic.edu/wp-content/uploads/DALL%C2%B7E-2022-09-30-16.33.00-dark-charcoal-imporessionist-sketch-of-a-large-group-of-people-arms-on-heads-or-covering-ears-or-raised-in-the-air-despairing-and-crying-out.png)
DALL·E 2022-09-30 16.33.00 - dark charcoal, imporessionist sketch of a large group of people, arms on heads or covering ears or raised in the air, despairing and crying out - Wyoming Catholic College
superb-crow175: Create a charcoal drawing in the style of Kathe Kollwitz, depicting a powerful, emotional portrait of a person or group of people. Use bold, dark lines to convey a sense of
![The real Charcoal Burners ~ who we met whilst filming 'Swallows and Amazons' on 14th June 1973 – Sophie Neville The real Charcoal Burners ~ who we met whilst filming 'Swallows and Amazons' on 14th June 1973 – Sophie Neville](https://sophieneville.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/charcoal-burners7.jpg?w=427&h=472)
The real Charcoal Burners ~ who we met whilst filming 'Swallows and Amazons' on 14th June 1973 – Sophie Neville
Art People Gallery - www.artpeoplegallery.com Charcoal Drawings by Casey Baugh #artpeople | Facebook
![Paul Bloomer | Art on X: "How then shall we now live ? Charcoal drawing 12 ft x 6ft I worked on this drawing for probably a couple of years between 2014-2016. Paul Bloomer | Art on X: "How then shall we now live ? Charcoal drawing 12 ft x 6ft I worked on this drawing for probably a couple of years between 2014-2016.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dsqx_igXcAAz6jV.jpg)