I spent the day working on all the paint areas, and I think I got it all done. I started with the facial features (no eyes open, so they were an easy brown line each), and then hair using gouache. For the hair, I had to first use a solid white gouache to brighten the loose hairs that were covered by the airbrushed background, then I added ochres and gray lightly in streaks. Next, I painted the vest, goggles, and shoes with black gouache. I washed over it with a turquoise, then added solid white for highlights. The chain in the middle was painted with thin, light lines of gray gouache (I may fine tune them later, after the skin is completed).
Where the stockings would go on the legs, I painted skin tone with gouache, then roughed in some browns to create a bit of contour. I washed over them again, this time with some red. I then used colored pencils (dark red) and drew the fishnets. Next, I painted the red ribbons of her ‘uniform’, followed by the pink. I did both the same, starting with a solid but light wash of the color, then built up a few more washes for the darker areas, and finally used solid white gouache for the highlights. I also used the pink wash for the goggle lenses, mixing in some gray to dull them and give them some contour, and again white for the highlights.
With time left in the evening, I was able to cover the skin areas with the textured gesso, so tomorrow I can get right into the flesh…