Winter has the female soul. The fragile and beautiful. The severe frosts and strong gales are only its superficial aspect. The essence is tender and mild. Actually, such state of things is peculiar for female souls. There is always some contradiction in it and two opposite aspects or even more. We speak about the mystery of a woman just because this amazing soul. Be sure, the soul of winter is similar in every respect. To see it clearly, it is enough to observe the winter coming. The first days please us with the gentle crystal snow and the mild weather, then it gains its forth and presents us piercing winds, blizzards and bitter cold. At the end, when it is tired a bit, the tranquility and piece are everywhere and we admire again the beauty of the snappy days. In spite of everything, we like winter, because it brings us long-awaited holidays and joy.
This collection is full of magnificent winter illustrations that capture the female soul of the winter. That’s why all of them depict the beautiful females and the winter magic. Enjoy them!
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Title: Winter Masque
Author: Sue Marino
Software: Photoshop
Portfolio here
What is the most stunning about this image? The touchful expression of the girl’s face, the vulnerability that is hidden in her eyes and the evident beauty. So dreamy piece of painting that is the inspiring one. This picture gives the icy and at the same time warm feeling that comes from the magnetic eyes of the beautiful girl.
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Title: Winter
Author: Randy Pollak
Software: Photoshop
Portfolio here
Have you ever heard about druids? They are the soul of trees. They live as long as the tree is green and protect them. Each tree has its druids and this illustration pictures the druid of the winter tree. It is the beautiful female creature, tender and mystic.
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Title: At the Heart of Winter
Author: Nick Deligaris
Software: Photoshop
Portfolio here
The atmosphere of the mystic ambience from this illustration looks wonderful. The cold blue lightning that comes from inside the picture defines the figure of the girl on the bear in the foreground. The whole image is painted in the fantasy art style. Great!
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Title: Winter Comes
Author: Heather Michelle Bjoershol
Software: Winter Comes
Painter, Photoshop
Portfolio here
The creator of this breathtaking illustration was trying to depict winter in the appearance of the young beautiful girl, like this one. He has succeeded in his intentions and now we can appreciate this magnificent piece of painting. The image is based on the work by Gregory Georges.
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Title: Face to Face with Guardian Angel
Author: Katarina Sokolova-Latans’ka
Software: Painter, Photoshop
Portfolio here
This nice illustration looks like the winter one. The girl in the foreground is dressed in the light white dresses, the luscious roses are spilled around her and the rare bird is sitting on the tree. The feeling of mystery interpenetrates the atmosphere and makes the image even more catchy.
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Title: The Frost Witch
Author: CarlML
Portfolio here
Not all witches are evil. Not all of them cast a bad spell on others. There is white magic and I’m sure that the witch depicted here is the white one. She is the winter magician that treasures the winter spirit and brings it to earth only once a year.
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Title: Winter Rose
Author: Jennie Yuen
Software: Photoshop
Portfolio here
This illustration depicts the magnetic and inspiring scene with the winter rose in the focus of attention. The girl that appears from inside the beautiful frozen flower is really nice. The motive of this illustration reminds me some fairy-tale.
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Title: Winter Morena
Author: Daniel James Cox
Software: Painter
Portfolio here
This illustration is based on the photo of the well-known actress Morena Baccarin. It depicts the scene of the winter day and the portrait of the beautiful woman. The creator has captured with all the vitality the appearance of the woman and its contrast to the bleak and cold winter day.
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Title: Dressed for the Winter
Author: Egle Zioma
Software: Photoshop
Portfolio here
It is possible to get cold looking at this girl that is standing half naked in the evening dress in the dark winter forest. The trees and everything around her is frozen and it seems that there is some ice even on her fragile shoulders and beautiful face. Nice work!
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Title: Portrait in Winter
Author: David Shelton
Software: Photoshop
Portfolio here
Winter portraits are always impressive. This one catches with the beauty of the girl and the calm, pleasant expression of her face. She is dressed in warm clothes that match the color of her eyes. Nice piece of painting.
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Title: Winter
Author: Milan Vavron
Software: Photoshop
Portfolio here
Winter is associated not only with the white and blue colors and it is brilliantly illustrated in this beautiful image. The blue snake from this scene hints at winter and the girl with pleasant smile shows the sorrow and the calmness at the same time. Incredible work!
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Title: Winter Girl
Author: Jiro Sugiyama
Software: Blender
Portfolio here
This amazing piece of painting is rather realistic. It is done using blender, but it is hard to believe in it. The maturity of the creator makes the illustration realistic and inspiring. Hope, you will like it too.
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Title: Winter Girl
Author: DoMiSol
Portfolio here
Young and beautiful girl in the fur coat from this illustration looks amazing. Even if it is winter time, her coat is unbuttoned and the light dress on her doesn’t protect her from cold. Well-done concept and eye-catchy illustration!
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Title: Winter Walk
Author: Olga Zhukova
Software: Photoshop
Portfolio here
Winter walks can be so pleasant and wonderful. It is the right time to appreciate the magnificent ambience and to dive in the winter spirit. Winter forest can be full of beauty and silence, like the one depicted here.
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