Last week I did not get any time in the studio. Today, about three hours improving the flesh. This is not only a matter of color, but more about depth, that quality of realism that makes the viewer feel like they are looking at a live human. In the next layer, I will probably begin to get in the pinks and brighten the brights more. I have been applying a new technique for the darks. This entailed predominantly using two shade of flesh from the beginning rather than just darkening the shadows with any of the many darks I have tried. I was specifically trying to avoid the ugly skeletal ex ray effect when photographing. That led me to think more about how to accomplish the darks without that problem. For now, I am pleased. Shalom, Diana