This post is about the process. I think its fun and interesting to see the changes each sitting. I wanted to give up many times with this one but you learn when you struggle. Happy with the outcome.
One of the techniques of creating depth is to make the paint thicker when you want the part to appear closer to the viewer. I tried this with the blue sweater and was almost shocked when it worked. The figure definitely comes closer than the couch and closer still from the background. Background colors are also more muted and shapes less defined which are other techniques to create depth.
Keeping features like the mouth and eyes soft with the correct expression are difficult tasks. You can notice that when I first painted the mouth there were harder edges. The shapes of the mouth and eyes changed with each sitting.
