As part of my Native American heritage I thought I would try the ear anatomy of a female American Indian because I would like to paint digitally in two dimensions as well as sculpt later in Zbrush in three dimensions of various ethnicities.
In Sketchbook Pro I lay down by first couple layers by putting in shapes to define the overall colored shapes of the female ear this is about 2 hours of work.
This is another 2 hours of work. I added small details in Photoshop like the zigzagging pattern to the earring head dress.