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The surface at this point remains flexible and additional washes continue to be applied and rubbed out with a variety of brushes.
Also, at this point in the illustration, opaque watercolor is added to the temple surface and detail is achieved quite quickly (Figure 1).

Figure 1: Opaque watercolor added
To create darker darks and smoother gradiation of tones, I switch to oil paint with a liquin medium (Figure 2). The oil is used both opaquely and transparently.

Figure 2: Oil paint with a liquin medium