Painting the bodice and leaves

Now that I know everything is fitting I have begun to paint the bodice and leaves. Using a pigment and binder I am hand painting the entire thing, and then going back over it and sponging so as to give it texture. 

I'll need to go back over the leaves and darken them a bit and add some more depth, but they are starting to come together and look alright. I've made them by painting upon silk organza that I have also sprayed with fabric stiffener so that I will be able to shape them and give them more life.