"Samuel B." <stb### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> "19100" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> > "Won't you come with me?"
> >
> > I'm pretty pleased with this scene, it's certainly my most detailed so far and I
> > learned a bit of polygonal 3D along the way, which will definitely come in handy
> > in the future. If you want the source files you can get them here:
> > https://archive.org/download/19100-povray/invitation.zip
>
> Hi 19100,
>
> It's a very engaging scene!
>
> Its content is making my mind work... The title, along with the image itself,
> makes me think this might be an interdimensional and or metaphorical being of
> sorts. A jester, perhaps? The face is a spitting image of a theatrical 'happy'
> or 'playful' mask. (The more pleasant of the main two, but serving an equal
> purpose.)
>
> A mask exists to hide a face.
>
> In psychonautical lore, the One Being split itself into many different beings,
> and all those beings wore masks to prevent the One Being from knowing its true
> self, if only for a short 'time'. This was to forget it was alone. But every
> once in a while, one instance would take off the mask and learn the truth, and
> upon learning about reality, it would entreat the 'others' to discover true
> reality.
>
> Or maybe I'm reading too much into the whole image ;D
>
> Sam

Hi Sam,

I'm glad you found it so intriguing, thank you for sharing your thoughts!

You're absolutely right that I took design inspiration from theater masks. Down
the line I might just make a continuation of this scene, maybe it will provide
some illumination? ;)

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