I softened and blended the paint with my finger while it was still workable. It's dry now but I want to refine it more with the paint mixtures that are still not fully dried. Maybe make the background a little more interesting as well.

more developed half tones

first pass of half tones

First egg drawn from imagination on grey paper with white pencil highlight, and second drawn form life on white paper.

average light values added to the head.

Started blocking it in with the saturated average shadow colour, but then decided to go with the desaturated average shadow colour so I can use more saturated tones in the light side. Darker accent mix used for the the inner ear, under nose and jaw.

First time mixing oil paints, let me know if it needs adjustments. Thanks

Drawing to be painted using the grid method and vine charcoal and kneadable eraser. Any feedback is welcome, Thanks

I just folded the paper to make the grid markings for the vase, but for the tonal drawing I used my rolling ruler with 1 cm guides to grid everything. It's still difficult to get everything placed perfectly, but flipping it helps make it more obvious where to shave off edges that went off the mark using a mechanical eraser.