The beading is basically finished at this point. My bead colors below the basket are darker and more muted than above.
Her earrings are painted.
My model now has fingernails and I have added some pinks and greens to to the mangoes and gave them more depth within the basket.
At this stage there were two important areas to finish.
The first is her face. It read a bit plastic or frozen. While the "smile" was in her eyes, it didn't quite extend to her mouth. Some shading around her eyes and cheeks was needed and some adjustment to her lips.
The second area to be adjusted was the background. My original concept was to treat the background as a sepia-toned backdrop for her. I still liked that idea. Since painting her took so long (you are reading a shortened version in my blog) the background was fully dry and ready to accept a yellow ochre and raw sienna glaze with a medium.
Stay posted for the reveal of the completed painting.
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