Clutch of Sadness
Short Description
A close-up image of a woman, clutching an intricate purple sphere, her face reflecting a moment of contemplative sadness.
Prompt Logic
I prompted for a series of images where I tried to capture some subtle human emotion mixed with intricate details in a close-up portrait shot. The series included female faces, subtle emotions but strong vibrant colors and details. I included a sphere as a contrasting element, a reflective object.
Process
Through my AI journey, I’ve returned multiple times to the balance of a female figure and a sphere or orb. I often have a skull inside the orb, but for this I wanted the orb to be a contrasting element to the person holding it. I also pushed in closer on the details of the person, trying to capture a layer of detail available in a close up portrait different from my other works in this lane of more full body portrait imagery. I used Midjourney, and focused on pushing a vivid color palate along with a high quality setting (–q) to achieve a highly detailed image.