This stage is so important. Of course it is the end of the day, i need to go cook supper, but i still want to do these steps correctly. i cant stop and wait till tomorrow because it is important to soften these shadows and features while paint is still wet. i want you to understand that it is easier to work with soft forms rather than lines. This is the best time to begin this process. With this technique, I go back and forth between darks, not too dark, and what I call brights. at this stage, i have transferred the drawing. i used the same paint as the under layer but since the canvas was rubbed down, it looks lighter. Now, we are going to establish some of the form and shadows, but do NOT make the mistake of painting darkly or with heavy coloring in. Any paint will need to be transparent and thinly applied. you can see i painted only small areas and lightly. Now i use a fan brush to softly buff the surface. This removes the brush strokes and readies the surface for the next process.