Well, I think I finally ended up making a portrait that looks better up close than far away, so I'm pretty happy about that. I actually ended up losing the source file on this halfway through, so I had to work with everything being on one layer, and with that said, I think everything came out pretty well all things considered. I think I'm finally on the road to making noticeable progress!
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