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YSL Beauty / Skin Affair

Beauty campaign / CGI2026

Open film

The project

A CGI film for the Skin Affair cushion compact. A thin thread of foundation pools onto the cushion before the compact turns to reveal its quilted lid. I developed the concept and directed the CGI, working with the contrast between the soft surface and the polished metal.

Client / Context
YSL Beauty
Contribution
Digital direction / Concept / CGI supervision

Finished frames

The compact opens onto the cushion and mirror, then turns to its quilted pink case.

Open compact with its mirror and black applicator
Open compact with its mirror and black applicator
Quilted lid and gold monogram in shadow
Quilted lid and gold monogram in shadow
Finished compact in warm light
Finished compact in warm light

Clay animation

The untextured frames follow the thread of foundation, the lid movement, and the compact turning to camera.

Foundation thread and cushion in the clay animation
Foundation thread and cushion in the clay animation
Compact hinge and lid movement in clay
Compact hinge and lid movement in clay
Untextured quilted lid and raised monogram
Untextured quilted lid and raised monogram

Cushion and finish

Close studies of the foundation on the cushion and the contrast between the soft lid and polished metal.

Foundation pooling on the textured cushion
Foundation pooling on the textured cushion
Pink quilted finish and gold edge in look development
Pink quilted finish and gold edge in look development

Scope & credits

Client
YSL Beauty
Digital direction
Arseniy Valter
Concept & CGI supervision
Arseniy Valter