Sketchbook Painting #3

So I decided to try something different. In my last digital paintings I realized I spent a lot of time finding the right color/value in photoshop. I thought to choose my colors as if I were painting and mix them like it's a pallet. I think it helped because I was able to focus on painting more. I'm not totally sure if that's the right method... or even the fastest, but it's fun experimenting.

Here's the image:

Then I mixed a rough idea of the colors I would use: (and used that area to also test out brushes)

And here's my painting! I feel like I learned a lot from this one.