Escheresque — experimental portrait study.
An abstract portrait study from 2021 — facial anatomy fragmented through ZBrush boolean operations that break the skull open to reveal internal structure while keeping the portrait readable. Rendered across multiple views in cool studio lighting and Escher-rind grunge treatments, with boolean process documentation included.
Surface fragmentation and ZBrush booleans
The core technique applies ZBrush boolean operations to a portrait base — cutting away sections of the skull and surface to expose layered interior geometry. The process renders in the gallery document the boolean workflow alongside the final presentation views.
Portrait form and surreal visual language
Escher's work is built on impossible surfaces and structural recursion. Here the idea is applied to a human face — the underlying anatomy remains readable as a portrait while the surface opens into something that sits between figurative sculpture and abstract form.
Lighting and render treatments
The gallery covers cool-tone studio renders, Escher-rind grunge versions, and the boolean process documentation. Each version reads the sculpture from a different interpretive angle — the same physical form under different editorial decisions.
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