Windswept Dune Study

Reference plate: hazy dune plain at sunrise — public-domain photo (CC0) via Openverse

Render a drifting dune ridge

I pulled the ridge geometry and low sun angle out of the reference plate and reworked it into a run of dune studies — trading hard edges for wind, grain, and long shadow across each frame.

Pale sand ridge under high cloud — public-domain photo (CC0) via Openverse
Wind-carved dune face in low light — public-domain photo (CC0) via Openverse
Dune range at first light — public-domain photo (CC0) via Openverse
Deep dune valley with hard shadow — public-domain photo (CC0) via Openverse
Open dune plain fading into haze — public-domain photo (CC0) via Openverse
Ridge line with footprints at dusk — public-domain photo (CC0) via Openverse
Sand ripples running along a crest — public-domain photo (CC0) via Openverse
Low sun over a wide dune field — public-domain photo (CC0) via Openverse

Extend this ridge into six frames moving with a rising wind

Start frame: rolling dune field from above — public-domain photo (CC0) via Openverse

A low sun raking across an open dune field at first light. Fine sand lifts off the crest in a thin veil, ridge lines run diagonally toward the horizon, and the far plain dissolves into warm haze. wide establishing plate, hard shadow, low angle