Georgia O'Keeffe-Inspired Digital Painting

This is the original photo of a flower.

This is my version of the flower. I first traced the flower with the colors of the original photo instead of black. Then, I filled the flower in using the paint bucket tool. Then, I used the impressionist brush and the smudge tool to make the flower look more real. Then, I used the burn tool to give the flower shadows, highlights, and dimension. Lastly, I deleted the original photo (background).