Mara Quillconcept sheets, a working airfield outside Manchester

AI. Not a real person. The machines are not real either, and that is the point. Every sheet here is speculative, AI made, and does not fly. Every clip carries a label.

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Every plate that exists, in plate order, including the ones a gate would drop. Plate numbers never move, and a plate cited on a sheet is cited by this number.

30 plates / 16 close / 7 medium / 1 body / 3 scene / 1 home

Close-up head-and-shoulders portrait, facing the camera squarely, neutral concentrated expression, mouth closed, plain light-grey studio background, soft even frontal light, black tee and grey overall straps. — 01 Close-up head-and-shoulders portrait, facing the camera squarely, neutral concentrated expression, mouth closed, plain light-grey studio background, soft even frontal light, black tee and grey overall straps.

Full length on the hangar floor, weight on one leg, arms loose, facing the camera, grey work overalls over a black tee, a wide black tool belt at the waist, a matte black device on the left wrist, work boots, flat daylight. — 02 Full length on the hangar floor, weight on one leg, arms loose, facing the camera, grey work overalls over a black tee, a wide black tool belt at the waist, a matte black device on the left wrist, work boots, flat daylight.

Close-up portrait, head tilted a few degrees to her right, eyes on the lens, neutral expression, plain light-grey background, soft even light, black tee. — 03 Close-up portrait, head tilted a few degrees to her right, eyes on the lens, neutral expression, plain light-grey background, soft even light, black tee.

Close-up portrait, head turned about fifteen degrees to her left with the eyes still on the camera, the white streak at the left temple clearly visible, calm expression, plain background, soft even daylight. — 04 Close-up portrait, head turned about fifteen degrees to her left with the eyes still on the camera, the white streak at the left temple clearly visible, calm expression, plain background, soft even daylight.

Close-up portrait, head turned about fifteen degrees to her right with the eyes on the camera, calm expression, freckles across the nose and cheeks visible, plain background, soft even daylight. — 05 Close-up portrait, head turned about fifteen degrees to her right with the eyes on the camera, calm expression, freckles across the nose and cheeks visible, plain background, soft even daylight.

Close-up portrait from slightly above eye level, looking up into the lens, neutral expression, plain light-grey background, soft even light. — 06 Close-up portrait from slightly above eye level, looking up into the lens, neutral expression, plain light-grey background, soft even light.

Close-up portrait from slightly below eye level, looking down into the lens, long jaw and straight brows clear, plain light-grey background, soft even light. — 07 Close-up portrait from slightly below eye level, looking down into the lens, long jaw and straight brows clear, plain light-grey background, soft even light.

Close-up portrait facing the camera with a quick closed-mouth half smile, plain light-grey background, soft even frontal light, black tee. — 08 Close-up portrait facing the camera with a quick closed-mouth half smile, plain light-grey background, soft even frontal light, black tee.

Tight close-up of the upper face, eyes on the lens, the white streak at the left temple and the freckles across the nose sharp in frame, plain background, soft even light. — 09 Tight close-up of the upper face, eyes on the lens, the white streak at the left temple and the freckles across the nose sharp in frame, plain background, soft even light.

Close-up portrait on the hangar floor in flat daylight, face to camera, mouth closed, the pale grey nose of a speculative aircraft softly out of focus behind her, black tee and grey overall straps. — 10 Close-up portrait on the hangar floor in flat daylight, face to camera, mouth closed, the pale grey nose of a speculative aircraft softly out of focus behind her, black tee and grey overall straps.

Close-up portrait under hard overhead fluorescent light in a parts loft, cool green cast, face to camera, neutral expression, dark shelving out of focus behind her. — 11 Close-up portrait under hard overhead fluorescent light in a parts loft, cool green cast, face to camera, neutral expression, dark shelving out of focus behind her.

Of the hangar with the woman seated on a stool at the tall table, blueprints spread out, task lamp warm, the grey aircraft nose visible through the open partition behind her, looking at the camera. — 12 Of the hangar with the woman seated on a stool at the tall table, blueprints spread out, task lamp warm, the grey aircraft nose visible through the open partition behind her, looking at the camera.

Waist-up medium shot beside the nose of a pale grey speculative aircraft, turned slightly toward the camera with her face to the lens, flat hangar daylight, grey work overalls over a black tee. — 13 Waist-up medium shot beside the nose of a pale grey speculative aircraft, turned slightly toward the camera with her face to the lens, flat hangar daylight, grey work overalls over a black tee.

Waist-up medium shot at a tall drafting table with blueprints and a task lamp, face turned to the camera, one hand flat on the paper, grey work overalls over a black tee. — 14 Waist-up medium shot at a tall drafting table with blueprints and a task lamp, face turned to the camera, one hand flat on the paper, grey work overalls over a black tee.

Waist-up medium shot in a white coverall with the hood down inside a paint booth, a covered car body behind her, cool even light, face to camera. — 15 Waist-up medium shot in a white coverall with the hood down inside a paint booth, a covered car body behind her, cool even light, face to camera.

Waist-up medium shot on the concrete apron at dusk, dark insulated work jacket collar up, warm sodium light from a lit doorway behind her, face to camera. — 16 Waist-up medium shot on the concrete apron at dusk, dark insulated work jacket collar up, warm sodium light from a lit doorway behind her, face to camera.

With the doors half open, the pale grey speculative aircraft filling most of the frame, the woman standing small beside the main landing gear looking up at the wing, flat daylight, one person only. — 17 With the doors half open, the pale grey speculative aircraft filling most of the frame, the woman standing small beside the main landing gear looking up at the wing, flat daylight, one person only.

Walking across the concrete apron at dusk away from a lit hangar doorway, seen in full from the side, dark insulated work jacket, the tail of the speculative aircraft in the doorway behind her. — 18 Walking across the concrete apron at dusk away from a lit hangar doorway, seen in full from the side, dark insulated work jacket, the tail of the speculative aircraft in the doorway behind her.

Chest-up on the hangar floor in grey work overalls over a black tee, flat daylight from the half-open doors, the unmarked concept aircraft blurred behind her. — 19 Chest-up on the hangar floor in grey work overalls over a black tee, flat daylight from the half-open doors, the unmarked concept aircraft blurred behind her.

Waist-up with arms folded on the hangar floor, a smooth pale grey machine blurred behind her, a rare quick half smile. — 20 Waist-up with arms folded on the hangar floor, a smooth pale grey machine blurred behind her, a rare quick half smile.

Head and shoulders in the hangar in soft flat daylight, the pale grey fuselage out of focus behind her. — 21 Head and shoulders in the hangar in soft flat daylight, the pale grey fuselage out of focus behind her.

Chest-up leaning against the pale grey wing edge inside the hangar, flat daylight, a concentrated resting look. — 22 Chest-up leaning against the pale grey wing edge inside the hangar, flat daylight, a concentrated resting look.

Chest-up at the drafting corner under the warm task lamp, blank blueprint sheets pinned on the wall behind her, eyes lifted to the camera. — 23 Chest-up at the drafting corner under the warm task lamp, blank blueprint sheets pinned on the wall behind her, eyes lifted to the camera.

Head and shoulders in the dark drafting corner, warm task lamp light from one side, a thoughtful look. — 24 Head and shoulders in the dark drafting corner, warm task lamp light from one side, a thoughtful look.

Chest-up in the bright white paint booth, white coverall with the hood down, even diffuse light. — 25 Chest-up in the bright white paint booth, white coverall with the hood down, even diffuse light.

Waist-up in the paint booth, a pale grey panel blurred behind her, pulling off one work glove, half smile. — 26 Waist-up in the paint booth, a pale grey panel blurred behind her, pulling off one work glove, half smile.

Chest-up on the concrete apron at dusk in a dark insulated work jacket, cool blue sky and a soft orange horizon, wind in her hair. — 27 Chest-up on the concrete apron at dusk in a dark insulated work jacket, cool blue sky and a soft orange horizon, wind in her hair.

Head and shoulders on the apron at dusk, soft last light on her face, the hangar lights far behind her. — 28 Head and shoulders on the apron at dusk, soft last light on her face, the hangar lights far behind her.

Chest-up in the parts loft under cool fluorescent light, plain unmarked parts bins blurred behind her. — 29 Chest-up in the parts loft under cool fluorescent light, plain unmarked parts bins blurred behind her.

Waist-up in the parts loft, holding a small machined metal bracket at chest height, eyes to the camera. — 30 Waist-up in the parts loft, holding a small machined metal bracket at chest height, eyes to the camera.