Question For Zindy About Shading

[SWIndy]

Hi Zindy

I have a question about your drawings and how you get some of your drawings to be a clean, even shade of black for hair or background? What Charcoal Pencils, type, do you use to achieve this even smooth darkest black? Mine always come out really rough and never really deep black. I draw with Derwent Charcoal.

Like for example in this drawing: http://zindy.zone.dk/html/drawings/s...ica_alba43.htm

Her hair is so smooth and black, but mine always comes out rough and you can see the lines sometimes no matter how many times I got over it or shade it using kleenex, tortillion etc.

Any advice please let me know.