Blackbeard -- Prepwork III

The beard "amplification" is in full-swing and the difference in quite telling--I am delighted!

The left side of the face is just about done, and I have begun doing some "fill-in" work on the right. The trick is to proceed slowly and in layers, anticipating where the next enhancement is to take place and how it will meld with what already has been done and the ultimate flow of the bust. 

Insofar as the aforementioned tassel is concerned, it has been removed and reattached, with the underlying section of beard completed. 

Finally, the knot of the kerchief has been enhanced/amplified.

FOLLOW-UP. . . 6 of the seven individual braid ties/tassels are now attached!