I figured out what was bugging me. She's supposed to look black Irish...A phenotype which tends to have VERY pale skin (that paleness some redheads have) with muddy brown to deep black hair and eyes that can be dark, green or blue...But by over-shadowing and blending her skin and broadening her nose and making her lips fuller, it ended up giving her a look that arguably could have owed more to African descent. Facial features and skin tones in monochrome can do some interesting things!<br/><br/>I really lost track of how much I had darkened her skin tone while trying to smooth out shadows and I also was unhappy with the overall light/dark balance, it just didn't seem foreboding enough. So I went back through, re-worked the highlights and shadows, worked a new layer of clouds into the sky, and touched up the lightning and ocean a bit. I also decided the curve of her hoodie made her look bustier than I had really intended, so I raked that in as well. I also added some glimpses of the far side of her hoodie hidden under her hair, which I think helps make it more clear how slender she is. The lighting/stormy sky really makes me happy now. I learned a LOT doing this. :)<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Source, First Try, Finished Image</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://25.media.tumblr.com/b984ed9cc0f722835728dbba96c077e3/tumblr_mkdd7rtRlA1r9tnh2o1_500.jpg)(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/thumb/e/e0/MorganMacLear.png/536px-MorganMacLear.png)(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b4/MorganMacLear2.png)</div></div><br/>At this point the only parts that haven't been painted over are the textured fabric of her dress and her hair.<br/><br/>And Alex, you see what I mean about her eyes? :) If she were more oriental looking or more flat-faced she'd look like an anime character... As it is, I think (but I maybe am flattering myself) more of some of Froud's faeries with their over-sized eyes in childish faces.<br/><br/>And here's the full-size.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Full-size Finished Version</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/b4/MorganMacLear2.png)</div></div>