YES! That is normally how it goes :-) Gotta love it. As to the hair, yes I tilted the bottom edge of the book and the color ran down nicely. After the first layer dried, I went back over it with long, light, flicking type strokes with the brush to give the hair some depth.
It seems impossible to keep up with the fast-paced evolution of life on the Internet, so I was really happy when I got in there and finally saw the video status: "Published". Thank you for your support !