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How to Shade Hair in Pencil (Including White and Grey Hair)

November 3, 2026 by Nora Ashby
Graphite pencil portrait of a woman with white and grey wavy hair, created by shading the gaps between locks and leaving paper for the highlights

How to shade hair in pencil without drawing every strand: value shapes, direction, highlights, and how to shade white, grey and blonde hair.

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