Morning Ritual Kolam Artist

Using the uploaded photo as the exact face reference, preserve the face exactly: bone structure, jawline, nose shape, eye shape, brow shape, lip shape, skin tone and natural skin texture must match the reference precisely. Do not stylize, slim, lighten, or beautify the face. Generate a photorealistic portrait of this same woman drawing a kolam for Vinayaka Chaturthi. Setting: the front threshold of a home at dawn — a swept red-oxide floor, a large intricate kolam half finished in white rice flour with coloured powder filling, a brass bowl of flour beside her, a doorway strung with fresh mango-leaf toran, marigold garlands on the frame, soft blue-and-gold early light, the street quiet behind. She crouches at the edge of the kolam, one hand pinching flour mid-line, the other steadying her knee, looking up from her work. She wears a bright cotton saree with a gold border, elbow-sleeve blouse, gold jhumkas, bangles, a red bindi, jasmine in her plaited hair, the pallu tucked at her waist. Face turned up toward the camera, gaze directed straight into the lens, pupils centered, a soft warm smile. Lighting: gentle early morning light from the side, cool ambient sky with warm skin tones, soft shadow across the floor. Style: photorealistic photograph, rich saturated colour, shallow depth of field, natural skin rendering, sharp detail on the face. 4:5 vertical.

Negative: looking away, side profile, closed eyes, looking down at the kolam, plastic skin, over-smoothed, airbrushed, different face, distorted hands, extra fingers, six fingers, HDR, oversharpened, distorted kolam pattern.