Painted this one based on a pic of a beautiful friend who lives in Osaka now.
About 1 hour work
First a few lines with a color "block in" beneath
Then I start to add some color tones
Begin blending once I feel happy about what I did
Then we continue with some texture on the skin and hair
This is a very interesting phase:
I copy ALL in my canvas and paste it above every layer. Then I give it this RENDER filter adjusting the lighting with some yellow light.
To the result I give this SOFT LIGHT blending mode and reduce its opacity by 50% to finish with everything.
 
Here are some close ups :D
WATANABE
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WATANABE

A quick portrait of a friend

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