Look 04 of 08
Chrome nails
Ten small mirrors at the end of the hand.
A long almond shape, finished in mirror chrome. On camera they do what the filigree does at a smaller scale: they throw the light back.
The hand matters in this picture. It rests on top of the head, holding the turban in place, and the nails are what lead the eye there. Bare nails would vanish against the porcelain. Chrome turns the gesture into a line.
Keep the shape long and the colour cold. Silver chrome sits with the helmet; a warm gold chrome would split the palette in two.
