Oriental beauty - portrait of Zukreat Nazar

Hello to all lovers of art and architecture! Today we bring art back to our blog with another portrait presentation. This time, my artwork depicts one of the most inspirational and special people I've ever got to hear about - Zukreat Nazar, a British-Iraqi makeup artist, which really convinced me that makeup is a genuine art, not only a way of enhancing people's beauty. Just like painting - or even more pretentious, because human face is not like an impersonal white flat canvas, but something first to be understood, always with a particular shape and personality. She inspired me to look more into the art of makeup and I recently created another blog dedicated to this special form of art, which I would be glad if you could check out: http://my-daily-makeup.blogspot.com.

Zukreat is an amazing person and I truly admire her for her beauty, talent, lifestyle and personality. She is an amazing example of how passion and talent could turn into a successful and rewarding career. Moreover, Zukreat is also going to launch her own cosmetic line in September... So, if you are looking for a role model, she would undoubtedly make a perfect choice!

If you want to find out more about the amazing Zukreat, check out the links below - I'm sure you won't regret it!

Zukreat's website: http://www.bridalmemories.co.uk/

Interview with Zukreat: http://desicouture.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/interview-with-zukreat-nazar/

Coming back to the drawing... further on you can see the evolution of this lovely coloured pencil portrait (A4 size):

That's the finished version :) Below, there are displayed some details of the drawing - just to let you see the fine details:

I hope you like this work! I'm so eager to hear your opinions about it!! Also, I'd be glad if you could have a look on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/architectectureworldwide, and, if you have an Instagram account, check out my page, @ely_monique - for art, drawings, makeup styles and more... Have a nice day :) :)