I did that with my Bulgarian AHN figure to position his feet on to the petals. Used apoxie sculpt to fill in the voids.
There is figure campaign going on with lots of great tips on painting faces.
@Gregory_J_Copplin, you can enter in with one of those figures already painted (you have the basics before, during and after photos) or any more you might have for this diorama.
I think your whole project is turning out great so far.
