Meet our protagonist: a prostitute in Victorian London about to come against one of the most infamous murderers in history. Recovering from a career of dubious import, and an opium addiction of similar repute, she’s both strong and wary – strained and yet innovative.

I sculpted this head to be used as an orthographic model for Alice. The photographs will be imported into Maya and used as references for the digital sculpting that will occur within. It’s rough, and there are some slight burs that occurred while baking the head (which was made with Sculpey – gotta love that stuff). Also, the jawline is somewhat uneven, which needs to be corrected. What’s best taken from the head is the expression of constant tension. This is a woman on the cusp of dramatic action – never neutral, she is always about to innovate and pursue plans that she must put into action on impulse.

Tired, weary, an underling of an unforgiving city – she’s ready to come to life.