Character reference card, full-length figure centered on a plain white seamless background, neutral stance facing camera, even soft studio light, clean readable silhouette, textured skin and fabric (not airbrushed). Style: Cinematic dark fairytale: painterly realism, candlelight and firelight against cold blue snow, fog, old wood and stone, rich textures, shallow depth of field, 35mm film grain, the same faces and costumes in every scene.. CHARACTER Elias: A man in his late 50s with a face etched by grief and soot. He has deep-set hazel eyes, a thick, unkempt salt-and-pepper beard, and calloused hands stained with oil. He wears a heavy leather apron over a threadbare wool shirt. His workshop is filled with warm amber light from flickering candles and a glowing hearth. He carries an air of desperate focus, his movements precise yet trembling. The background is a dense forest of brass gears and ticking pendulums, casting long, intricate shadows across the stone walls.. Everyone depicted is an adult. No text, no watermark.
