Bamboo Fun: All that, and more

I broke in my Bamboo Fun Wacom tablet today (got it for Christmas; haven't used it much yet) by taking on a digital design challenge. A doll owner at BJD forum Den of Angels was in search of a face-up design for her newly arrived ball jointed doll, and asked forum participants if they'd help her design a "look" for her 43 cm. NARAE (3/4 eyes) which was dark but not too gothic; with focus on the eyes and lashes; softish, full lips; with brow and lip piercings; and black eyebrows -- cause she'll wear a black wig.

It was super fun, messin' about with my pen & tablet... and I'm totally excited about how this turned out! Loooooove playing with this thing.  Wish I could make some money doing so.  Anybody wanna offer me a job, painting dolls digitally??  :)~

Here's the before and after, worked on a photo template provided by the owner.

And here's my final image.  Although it went way beyond what the doll owner asked for, I just couldn't resist finishing this pretty girl.