Painting a Fantasy Portrait - Part 4

Step Seven:

I continue to fill in the background and refine the figure. I spend the bulk of my time working on the face and hair. I concentrate on modeling the facial features using direct and reflected light. I carefully blend the colors at the edges where two colors meet. I work the hair, taking care to shape the braid design around the head.

I figure that I've got a few more hours of painting until I can call this one done.

I'm considering adding some type of ornamentation to the figure to provide a little more contrast. I'm also thinking of placing red berries under some of the leaves for the same reason.