Another thing I learned working on these was the necessity of working with a brush that I like. It sounds like a no-brainer, but I didn’t realize how much I was subconsciously fighting with the results just because of my brush choice. (In general, sadly, I’m very bad with awareness of my brushes. I’m always very impressed when people in the chats ask and know what brushes they use.) I’m not sure if I’ve found my comfort brush yet, but since then I have taken the time to at least explore and compare.
So at this point, I started fiddling with other brush options. Between that and the accumulating practice, it felt like the portraits were coming out a little easier.
