I woke up to a surprise this morning! The matte gel dried with a funky wrinkly dry leathery feel, a much more textured surface than my last two pieces using the luster gel. The material is much less reflective which I think adds more to the illusion of skin...I tried out different stitching techniques and less structured patterns and added a different color of thread too...

I'm enjoying where this process is going and it seems to develop farther the more time I spend with it.