Karin,
I am glad you responded to this post since your demonstration was the inspiration (and I mean that as an artistic compliment).
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It is hard to tell exactly what I am seeing here, but the face looks "uneven" and appears to have choppy brushstrokes.
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Your perception is accurate - I have actually scored the underpainting of the skin. Alas, I was not blessed with an unblemished complexion - my intention was to apply the skin tones in thin glazes of color and that these scores would pick up the texture of the skin. I get your point though, that this texture could be applied in the later layers of the painting.
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Highlights do NOT belong in an underpainting. (Add them in the top layers).
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Thank you for clarifying this. In this underpainting I used five values plus pure white (for the highlights) and raw umber (for the darkest shadows). I think that what you are saying is leave the pure tones out.
Finally, the most important message that I got from you was to "keep it flat." I think that my shortcomings here are attributable to two things; My impatience to produce a finished form, and my misunderstanding that the next step should consist of thin glazes that allow the value range to show through.
Once again, thank you for your comments.