After three years of work, the copy of Ingres is finally finished. The hair was the hardest part. Slowing building up the highlights in the hair took a long time. It has more texture than the rest of the painting. After the hair was completed, I decided to go back over the face again. Even though I thought it was finished, it needed a unifying final pass. The colors were strengthened, and some very subtle color variation was added. Slightly cooler colors were painted in the highlight areas and the transitions between the planes of the face were further refined. These final details took another 70 hours. It needs to thoroughly dry during the upcoming winter and then I'll put a final varnish on the painting.
