This is outstanding especially working within the limitations of Corel Painter 18 to make such a lifelike digital portrait.

I definitely prefer the alternate version - it is less stark, but again, it depends on the effect you were trying to achieve.

Your interpretation of the original, especially the tinted version, produces an image that's ethereal and haunting. Is that why you added darker shading beneath the model's eyes? The increased shading certainly made the eyes look piercing.

A skillful piece of work