Lingchi - Death by a thousand cuts!

Finishing up the Masterpiece In The Making and it seems this portrait doesn't want to be done. The paper is overworked which makes every step of the process more complicated. For every step forward... it feels like I am taking nine steps back. Any correction on here becomes a brutal process that feels almost like torture just to get little things accomplished! Lingchi or Death by a thousand cuts is what comes to mind.

You can see my labor of love and Masterpiece In The Making by clicking that link. This has been a fun project regardless of the obstacles even though I am a glutton for punishment when it comes to being my own critic!

I decided to focus on showing the progress with the eyes mostly to tease this out a little more. They took on a life of their own over some time and correction. The windows of the soul are taking on some of that breath of life... little by little.

The eyes are one of the only areas of the paper that are not overworked so it was a little easier to make corrections on the fly! I always get excited once I get some momentum on projects. I am looking forward to showing y'all the full progression of this piece. I did most of the photo cropping already and there are a million photos. It will be difficult to not share too many. For most people, the images don't change enough in some steps and would probably all just look the same.

I appreciate you stopping by and taking the time to check out my post. I hope you enjoyed the art and beauty with me! I have to admit, art is always more fun when I have such good sources of beauty as my inspiration! =) Let the fun continue... one cut at a time! Y'all take care!