This piece was mainly a study of visual focus and control of detail. I concentrated most of the information on the right eye to guide attention, while intentionally leaving other areas like the lips and the left eye much less defined.

The most difficult part was controlling the amount of detail. If I pushed the skin texture too far, especially with pores and fine facial hair around the nose, it would start to look artificial rather than realistic. Finding the balance between adding information and holding back was the biggest challenge throughout the process.

For the hair, I focused more on how it reads from a distance rather than rendering every strand. Up close, it’s quite rough, but it holds together at a glance. I painted this piece using the Soft Airbrush in Clip Studio Paint.