I agree with many others here, put her on a banner! This thread is one of the largest threads I've seen on polycount. It's filled with lot and lots of handpainted texture advice, and it shows Jessica's progression from tiling texture noob to stunning handpainted texture artist, the final pieces is one of the nicest looking…
Another possibility is using a second UV set and handpainting an AO map for your props. This way you can make sure the shading won't clash with the style of your diffuse textures.