Essence of Beauty by Eman333 on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

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The perfect portrait shot for a movie or book. An ice princess, with a story to tell. Her heart is not as cold as she wants you to believe and her eyes betray that.
The monochrome colours kept subtle with hints of blue from the jewelery and make up make an exquisite scheme. The lighting enforces the idea that she has perhaps two sides to herself as the one side of the face is more highlighted while the other is given a a shadow. To enhance her role however as a child of winter, I would've adjusted the lighting a bit to perhaps capture the jewelery and their sparkle just a bit more (not so much to distract us) to get that crystal, just fresh fallen snow look.
Overall, a stunning piece and worthy of a DD in my opinion.