I imagine this character to be some kind of DnD bard or something. While the colour render turned out better than previous ones, I still think my favourite is the black & white rendition.
I don’t actually play the flute so I have no idea if this would work or would be uncomfortable.
Again with the personal notes and colour swatches at the bottom of the canvas. I actually found a blending brush I really liked and it worked great with the monotone picture, especially with the highlights in the hair. I’d figured out a band around the highlight worked for lighter hair without colouring it in and ruining the look I was going for.
The hands were kinda tricky but turned out alright. I’m still not 100% about the skin tone and hair, but I wanted light hair and even tried to make the eyelashes the same colour.