My inspiration for this image is the T'boli, are one of the indigenous peoples of South Cotabato in Southern Mindanao, Philippines. This is my illustration of a young T'boli princess.
At first i started with the face in gray scale mode then i used curves to colorize. And then later on i started to paint the body and the headdress.
Then, i added the clothes and details on the headdress.
Then i started working on the background, i used watercolor effects custom brushes.
Adding details on the clothes and the ornaments
And here is the Final Image
Done in Photoshop. Thanks for viewing!