Oh damn, I forgot to fill that white in!
No, the hair 'loops' wasn't intentional, just didn't know how to make them solid curls, and then when feathering, of course the loops thinned more.
The mums lines, yea I know some are too thick-is there a way to blend a stroke so there's no definitive line? The centers in them were darker, but gradient didn't do what I wanted.
I'm more for simplicity of the real rather than having someone say, 'photo or drawing?' when looking at it. The center flower in the mums came closest to that, I think, but the one on the right has more depth.