[Karin Wells]

I looked at this and at your closeup....don't redefine the nose at this stage. You don't need dark....you need light. Sometimes what we need is the exact opposite of what we think. When you begin to add light, everything else begins to appear darker by comparison.

Try some gentle light in the face starting with the highlighted areas.

To make light, mix the exact color of the sikntone before you and add (what I call) "the universal color of light."**

**To mix the "universal color of light" you add Winsor Newton Yellow ochre pale to titanium white until you approximate the color of WN's Naples yellow. You can tweak this mixture by adding more or less white...