This is the last of the AI for a while, but I had to share this set of photos. They were taken from a photo of me when I was about 11 1/2 years old and applied the face on to some other pictures. I like these, because there wasn't as much messing with the face as I got on the other ones, but still made them fun to look at. I also made an attempt to get as close to my natural color at that age as I could get, and that made it so that a lot of these pictures appear quite fictional (very few picture choices had hair that light).
The first one I did was a little bit of a fun twist that made me look almost mythical, though it's clearly obvious they weren't intending on applying a child's face, since the hands are too big for a child, and as a matter of fact, they're still too big for me as an adult. I don't have long fingers. My hands have always been smaller than my peers' because of that.
I never really thought I looked that great in white, thinking that it just washed me out, but this picture makes me rethink that maybe I was wrong about that. Once again, the hands are fake and the fingers are clearly too long, but I really like the theme and the lighting in this one.
This next one is the most accurate close up. The eyebrows and hair are almost accurate, though the hair might have a tiny bit more color, but it's really close. The eyes and smile are accurate to how I looked at that age, and I'm an elf! It's quite possible that I would have been willing to wear this as a Halloween costume if it existed, though I'd have to a cover for the shoulders, because where I'm at, it's too cold for bare shoulders during that time of year, and I might not be comfortable with it in general, because I'm a weirdo who prefers coverage.
AI got this one so near perfection as a representation of me as an 11-year-old. I was incredibly imaginative, and this matched the interests I had at the time according to what appealed to my imagination. Not only that, but the body is near accurate in proportion. The expression is one I would have at that age, and I had that hairstyle at that age, not to mention the most perfect resemblance to my hair color that I have found. There's no doubt in my mind this would have been a favorite costume if it had existed for me, though I think the off-shoulder ruffle would be adjusted into a sleeve over my shoulder (never cared for off-shoulder styles-that's my weirdness kicking in again), but that's a minor criticism and the reason why I can't say this is absolute perfection. This is an absolute favorite!
Even though I was never a hair or makeup person, I still have fun looking into the possibilities. I'll never really look as pretty physically as these all appear, but what they do for me is remind me that even though I like to be more subtle and not bring it out as much as I could, I have beauty, and that there are parts of non-physical me that might have the same plight. They are subtle and not noticed much until something (a little more accurate than AI I might say) happens to bring them out of hiding and shows me that I have something within that makes me exceedingly beautiful, my precious hidden gem. Everyone has that also, and it can be harder to see in some more than others, but it is indeed there.
