This time I wanted to paint a child portrait, giving it a subtle, yet sad meaning. That's the outcome.
I made this piece mainly to test my patience in painting fabrics... I doubt I will repeat this experiment anytime soon, the details drove me crazy
Some closeups:

The face closeup and some progress shots:

Since I don't want this thread to be too image intense, here are the links to two other progress shots:
Three pillows
The Kitty
I used three references for this piece, you can view them here (the second is a still from "The Last Emperor" movie):
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