Painterly Graphite Mixed-Media Portrait

Semi-realistic painterly fine art portrait illustration blending a soft graphite sketch base with delicate digital painting. Features porcelain radiant skin with delicate transitions, soft warm blush gradients, transparent layered shadows, and smooth blends. Faint pencil construction lines remain subtly visible around contours for a hand-drawn feel. Expressive eyes with realistic reflections, lush eyelashes, and meticulously drawn eyebrows. Individual strands of hair flow naturally with elegant organic curls and soft volume. Creamy highlights, subtle subsurface scattering, soft pastel harmonies, and earthy warm neutral tones throughout the figure. Loosely brushed background in [bold colors (purple, magenta, orange gradients)] using a clean wet-on-wet watercolor paint technique without distracting elements. Refined, clean editorial finish with a smooth matte texture.