Introduction
Over 15 years ago, I made a render that meant something deeply personal to me. It wasn’t perfect. In fact, looking at it now, I can clearly see everything that went wrong. It was full of flaws and limitations, but the motivation behind it was honest. I was trying to capture a moment filled with uncertainty: A little girl asleep, unaware of a mysterious presence reaching out to her. I wasn’t entirely sure what it meant back then, but I felt it. And that feeling was enough to make me want to create it.
Sometimes, the simplest moments hold the deepest wisdom. That image has stayed with me. And recently, I felt the need to return to it.
Not out of nostalgia (well… perhaps a bit) but absolutely not to fix anything. What drives me is the feeling that there is still something alive in that idea. Something I couldn’t fully express back then, but that still deserves to be told. The emotion behind it is still clear to me. And now, after years of experience and learning, I feel more capable of giving it the shape it was always reaching for.
My tools today are very different from the ones I used when I first made that image. Some of them didn’t even exist at the time. Artificial intelligence is one of them, it’s going to become part of my workflow… and yes I should give it a try and it should help me spend more time where it really counts, so I’ll be focusing on the parts of the process that feel most rewarding and creatively engaging. It’s not about doing less, but about doing more of what brings me joy.
What surprised me most about revisiting this project is how personal it still feels. It’s like sitting down with my younger self and saying:
“I see what you were trying to do. Let me help you say it more clearly. Let me bring your idea into the light it always needed”
This isn’t just a remake
It’s a way of reconnecting with a version of myself who didn’t have all the answers, but who was brave enough to ask the question. And now I want to continue what he started.
Wrapping Up
the Sweet Dreams Girl [Remastered] Project, will be a journey that connects who I was with who I am becoming. It will allow me to explore new tools and methods while staying true to the emotional thread that first inspired the idea. As the project unfolds, I’ll share the process piece by piece, as a technical exploration, as well as a way of reflecting on what it means to grow alongside your own work.
I believe that even an old and imperfect idea can evolve into something meaningful, as long as we’re willing to revisit it with care, patience, and a fresh perspective.