If you compare the last image with this you can see the changes and deepening flesh, even though we have not yet added any color. People ask me how I get the flesh to look so real and not like plastic. The directional brush work, the layers and the sensivity to light are the things that lead to the correct result. When I teach my methods, one of the things a student must develop by natural instinct is the touch. I can demonstrate, I can explain, but the technique is something one must come by naturally. It is such a joy to experience the emergence of the attitude and personality in a portrait.