Every time I think I have something under control, it changes and I don't have it under control. I think it takes several years to get there. Jade is 19 months old, so right now I'm on alert all the time. And as a mom I think you're constantly worrying about things.
When you work on a character, you form in your mind an image of what he ought to look like. Then you go and find one who resembles him.