In many papers, I found many interesting figures about how authors developed their population. For instance, drawing chromosomes with different color. See attachment
The example looks like powerpoint ;-). . Anyway many pedigree software such as pedigree draw) contains graphics. have a look here too: http://www.soph.uab.edu/ssg/linkage/pedigreedrawing
You can use the specific software to draw specific graphs. Well, I prefer to use R that is very personal and flexible to make any complex graphs, i.e., more complex pedigree.