Personal · 3D Art · 2023
Reverie
About this piece
Reverie is a daydream rendered: an adult woman with wavy hair gathered at the nape and calm blue-grey eyes. The piece explores melancholy without sadness — appeal with the volume turned down.
The gathered hair is sculpted as slow curves that frame the face and lead the eye back to it. The gaze sits slightly off-camera, which makes viewers lean in; portraits that look away get looked at longer.
Process
- Compose the gathered hair first — it is the frame, the face is the painting.
- Aim the gaze 15 degrees off-axis for the daydream effect.
- Grade cool and soft; sharpness would wake her up.
