I finish brushing in my shading and highlights, making tweaks to the original shape as I see fit. The finished color version almost always looks different from what I envisioned, but since I keep everything layered I have plenty of freedom to rework the piece at every stage. Additionally, all the old retouching tools like Curves and Channel Mixer layers (color adjustment) and dodge/burn (metallic clothing accessories) become useful. (Fig. 5)

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