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Thanks, dear Lunatica. I did pull out lighter hairs with a kneaded eraser and used a white chalk pencil for a few strands. I also tried to get some definition in the hair by drawing in a few darker shapes, which made some of the lighter hairs stand out. I never drew hair quite like this before. It was slow going but engaging.

I used a smudging tool here and there but I wanted to see if I could control the pencil well enough without it. It probably looks coarser than I realize, given my mediocre eyesight.

Edited to add: I got those darkest shades with Staedtler Mars Lumograph black pencils--6b and 8b. They don't get shiny like pure graphite.