Hello Mike,
Thank you for the "original", and your encouragement!
The time was 4 hrs. for underpainting,and 3-4 for overpainting. I made without any drawing, but immediately started with the underpainting.This was a year ago!After getting some tips from here, I do now charcoal works to establish my drawing-skill. (I'm soo impatient
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Eyes: I would use lens, but it make me more trouble then help.
Underpainting is here:
http://forum.portraitartist.com/show...&threadid=1793
I see, she is older now, I try this to repair. Especially the around mouth.
Cheers,
Leslie