First major attempt at a graphite portrait

This is my first major attempt at a graphite portrait. On this particular subject I was unable to incorporate as much shading on the face as I wished because the models face was rather lit up by light and she lacked some contrast. I am pleased with the overall result seeing this is my first portrait attempt, if anyone has any questions please feel free to ask me.

Kind regards, Daniel

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I think it is a good start, and worthwhile to think about lighting subject matter so that there is a range of values.

Yes I agree, thank you. It was a bit hard with values on this particular subject as the image had no shading or contrast, her face was fully lit up as stated in the description.

I’m only reposting here because I am going to upload a new attempt at a portrait. To compare the two works.