more painting and blending (paint and then smudge w/ texture brushes)
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more the the same
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some lights painted in
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I didn't like the iris shape so I started over on that.
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blocking in hair. (most of this entry is done on about 5 layers) So I was doing save for web ever time I thought I did something significant since I wouldn't be able to turn layers on and off later)
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started doing the light and darks for eyes/ highlights
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detailing for eye (sorry I was turning on and off the hair as I worked, so it'll come and go)
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more painting and blending. Mostly I would paint w/ a brush and then blend it in with w/ a texture brush. This entry too me so long to find the right colors I wanted.
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blending/painting
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started on the hair again
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painted in the tears
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started the rose.
(I used a photo of a rose from my garden for vague reference, which I will post in the steps later) (don't want to lose track of the number of the step images I have numbered)
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more rose
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more rose
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more rose more hair (the more I worked on the rose the more I hated it, when doing roses in the past I do a completely different technique, so I was very unhappy with this)
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REALLY not liking the rose...
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still trying to fix the rose
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still painting the rose, and changing the color
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rose... I know I was sick of the rose too... SORRY!
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eye detailing
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painting and blending
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painting and blending
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completely changed the color of the rose to fit the mood I wanted.
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work on the rose, and painted 3 more roses. (the last three I painted one and then painted and tweaked two copies of that on (smudge etc) to make the other two.