Actually, the darkness you are seeing is the 
black smears from the ink pen. I do my lines on 
the top (instead of the back like others), and 
during my process, I endup washing the front. 
This causes the ink on the top to smear a bit, so 
all it needs is a good wipedown again. 

I am sure that there are parts where my paint 
isn't thick enough, but i'm not worried about it. 
I'm pretty picky, and this one made it online... 
soooo...

The lines on his arms are intentional. But if I 
made them MORE intentional, it just wouldn't look 
right. Thanks for noticing though. 

Thank you for your compliments and suggestion. I 
greatly appreciate it. 

=Tara