I found this to be a particularly difficult subject because of it's overall paleness and subtle variation in color and tone. I also chose a particularly horrible spot for lighting. There were two light sources that competed with each other leaving me with this kind of ambiguous lighting that still doesn't look right to me. So I learned my lesson there and will be selecting more defined lighting for the immediate future.
I did however try something new with this piece. A friend of mine had commented that he had been distracted in previous pieces by the pencil lines. I don't really have a problem with them, but I decided to try using red mechanical pencil 'lead' instead of the black used previously. I was really pleased with the result and how it almost visually disappears under the paint unless your looking for it (it does not dissolve in the water). At some point I'll also be heading in the opposite direction and experiment in working with black ink under-drawings, but not yet.
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