About not having the right pencil or enough paper for sure you can experiment even more in photoshop and reach the drawings you want.
Realistic charcoal drawing portrait.
Charcoal portrait drawing step 1 establish the proportions of the face a light grade charcoal pencil is the ideal medium for the initial stage of the line drawing.
As with any portrait the first thing you do is to carefully establish the position of the head on the page and plot the proportions of the face.
Charcoal drawing charcoal drawing.
Great tutorial for drawing a portrait using charcoal.
From time immemorial charcoal has been used to create dramatic realistic drawings.
I use charcoal and graphite to create these realistic drawings and each drawing takes at least 100 hours to produce.
Charcoal portrait drawing tutorial.
I like to draw pictures with emotions myself and others can relate to or connect with.