The Handmaid's Tale (1985)
Sethe is a former slave who escaped to Ohio. She is described as being tall and muscular, with a dark complexion and broad shoulders. She has a scar on her back from being whipped, and a diamond-shaped mark on her forehead from a branding iron.Sethe is a middle-aged African American woman with a strong build and broad shoulders. She has dark skin, wide hips, and a large, pronounced forehead. Sethe's eyes are described as being "diamond bright" and she has a gap between her two front teeth. She wears her hair in a long, thick braid down her back. As for what Sethe wears, she is often depicted wearing a blue satin dress with a yellow ribbon tied around her waist. In the novel, this dress is a symbol of Sethe's past and her struggle to move on from the trauma of slavery. The story is set in Cincinnati, Ohio in the years following the end of the American Civil War. The novel takes place in both the present and past, with flashbacks to Sethe's life as a slave on a plantation in Kentucky. The themes of the novel include the lasting impact of slavery on individuals and families, the power of memory and storytelling, and the search for identity and belonging. The portrait should be set in Cincinnati, Ohio in the years following the Civil War, with elements such as a porch or a garden in the background.
Color palette: Red, Dark green, bright white
Prompt: Portrait of a skinny woman, facing camera, serious face: Red hair, light fair skin, full pink cheeks, high cheekbones, angular skinny face, bright green eyes, pink lips. Wearing a white handmaid haute couture bonnet covering her hair, and a red handmaid dress. Dark green gradient backdrop: Hyperdetailed, dystopian, photorealistic, Mamiya Rz, 35 mm, 4k, 90's photography.