One Hour VR Art: Food Gathering (Father and Child)
March 2021: What can you paint in VR in one hour?
This is the result of playing around in my headset during a contest hosted by VRArtLive.
Parameters:
We were given one hour to compete. The theme was 'colourful'.
I tried a few techniques that I hadn't used before including cloning my head into one solid piece. Typically, I design heads in piecemeal format specializing in the form and shape and designing specifically to the muscle region overtop the facial structure. This time since my mandate was to get as much output as I possibly could within a one hour time limit, I relied solely on my skills and intuition and joy of the work rather than a need to compete. I did not feel nervous because it felt more like a practise session than anything else. This testifies to the power of 'flow' and its mesmerizing effects on the artist or creator.
Time:
30 minutes on the purple man
10 minutes on the environment
15 minutes on the child
What did I learn?
1) I have made faces before however I was pretty happy with the quality of humanoid that I created.
2) When you are in flow, even though in a time-based competition, time stands still.
