Following the patterns of light and shadow that I established I now begin to add the flesh coloring. I have applied a transparent half paste mixture of a flesh tone that will head in the right direction for this child’s skin color. I mix flake white and Naples yellow light to use to modify and mold the face. It is more like carving or molding clay than painting. I lay in the light, allowing the flesh tone to remain darker in the shadows. Later I will glaze the rosy tones and the darks. This achieves a depth and suppleness to the flesh. Oh, yes. I always tell my students that it will remain blotchy until several layers have been applied.