Estee lauder model finished painting

Having reviewed the drawing and the first stage, I like this better. With a painting things often get worse, sometimes permanently worse, before the final stage. I must have redone the color on the lips 4 times. It was good the first time. The color for the highlights in the hair just didn't flow as well as the raw umber so that didn't go as well as I hoped. But still I think the hair looks better than any hair I've ever done before. The skin was redone several times. The raw sienna didn't have enough red in it. The darker shades did not blend very well so much reworking. Acrylic extender which slows the drying of acrylic paint and practice may help. Paint flow is clearly an issue for hair. Every paint is different. I guess you have to learn what consistency works best. But adding water dilutes the color. What a complicated and fragile process painting is.