Valence: Thank you! Interesting point regarding the hip, hopefully it looks more natural now that it's painted. Feel free to let me know!
........................... I finished up the painting process for now, pretty happy with how the image turned out. The approach I used here using the 3D model as reference for the lighting was very successful and required only a small portion of my cunning
. Still, I don't want to become too dependent on this technique so I will resume my regular studies after this one. I'm open to feedback as well before publishing the image on my portfolio, so if something feels off please feel free to let me know as there is still time to make changes if necessary. Below is the current preview followed by the steps for those interested: