Vanitas drawing day 9

I finished rendering the hair today. It is kind of embarrassing to say this, but I am really learning for the first time how to use my graphite pencils effectively. Graphite has never been my go-to medium and I haven't had a chance to spend enough time exploring its potentials until now. I am truly amazed by the difference of the leads, how they behave differently to the paper surface. Even only one step move from 2B to 3B gives surprisingly different results. I am using wide range of leads working on this piece from 3H to 6B and every lead in between. I am also using powdered graphite, blending it with a stump to lay down a "wash". Powdered graphite gives my drawing a slightly different tone from the tones you get from pencils which is also exciting.