Living portraits · Don't Look Back

THE EXPERIMENT

A moving face.
A still painting.

Move the cursor across the painting. The eyes react first; the head catches up.

Preparing the paintings…

01 · Motion

Input

PortraitsFace

02 · Cursor tracking

Paint head mask

Choose one portrait to edit its mask.

Head response 4.0 Eye motion 1.0

Compare transitions

Head posesBetween the head poses

Nine head poses for P02, P11 & P12. Three for the other portraits.

Independent study. The story and hallway remain as authored.

Controls & scene

Move the cursor to guide the eyes and head. Space pauses the study; T hides the torso. Change Head angle to inspect a pose.

Hobbs wallpaper, wooden wall panels and Anemoia frames from the Hale hallway.

Starting renderer…