I do like this way of working and it goes against what I've always been taught. Its so much easier to judge things when the eyes are right. In my painting, the girl looks a little too old. I'm guessing she's about 2 and she looks maybe 4 in my painting. Part of it is in the cheeks, and partly the lines in the eyes are too dark. I'll work on that. I know you said kids don't need red noses, but I'm going to pretend she got a little sun. I like how that nose turned out :)

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