I have been working on painting the hair for the past two days. I wasn't sure about where to start because I wanted to make my color choices meaningful, but also use the resources I have readily available. So, I dug around in my hall closet and found a box of old craft paints. I decided to go with yellows, oranges, and pinks because I wanted some brightness and vibrancy to contrast against the black. Plus, I had a lot of yellow and pink paints. I began with a base-coat of yellow because it seemed like a good undertone for the orange and pink hues I knew that I would want to add later on for texture and depth. Then, I just mixed the paints and added strokes of color here and there to create some forms within the hair that I would later outline and make more detailed and authentic. After a few layers of paint, I began added some more nuanced lines with colored pencil because the surface of the wood was more smooth, and it was just much easier to pick up a colored pencil and just had some marks here and there without worrying about it might be too bold. At this point, I am happy with the direction I am heading in, but I definitely do not feel like I can move on from the hair yet. I want to continue to emphasize the different forms in the way the hair falls and flows so that it seems more organic and life-like.
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