In finishing the head, work very carefully, and beginning at the top, go over the whole, correcting, refining, strength- ening, adding a light here and an accent there, not allowing any thing to pass unnoticed that will in any way emphasize the likeness and improve your work.
A man's beard, mustache, or whiskers are painted in the same way as the hair.
The beard having been laid in at first in flat masses, the character of the beard is determined by the form of the lights, which should be carefully observed.
A smooth dark beard will have distinct broad lights, while, if curly or woolly, the lights are more irregular and broken. A soft, somewhat gray half-tint should unite the beard with the flesh.
Avoid all hard outlines, and try to express your meaning rather by forms than by lines.
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