Yesterday began a slight sense of panic. Just a little thing buzzing around in the back of my head. It kept saying things like: "Oh my. Those hands aren't nearly finished..." and "You're honestly and truly going to have all this done by Sunday?!" To which I just ate another chocolate chip cookie to shut her up. As it turns out, the black paint that I used for eyes and background is shiny. Like, glossy...reflective... see your face in it shiny. No one wants that on their portrait. No one wants their kids eyes glowing everytime the light hits them. So I took a pilgrimmage to Hobby Lobby for some matte black. And some fixative for my graphite drawings, but that's another post. 
So yesterday I worked mainly on the little girl's face. With some help from my fiance (who could offer good opinions since he hadn't been staring at the painting for days), I think I got her very close to the picture. I added the ribbons in her hair and color to her dress. I worked on hair. The oldest boys' hair was too dense and dark so I lightened it and made it look not so thick. Today I have to finish it. So... basically I have to finish hands, blend limbs and faces and clothes and turn shiny reflective black back to normal. Wish me some luck! I'm gonna need it!
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