Let's get soot-faced

I'm continuing to build a generic archetypical noir cast. Here's a soot-faced street urchin:

I feel like my paints got too fussy on this one, not enough bold strokes. And the contrast stinks! Also it was meant to be less dingy and a bit more green. Oh well...

I'm not sure if I'm going to do more of these--we'll see if the weekend washes me back to nerdy shores, or if I continue on this path a bit longer.