Rough Skin is Beautiful is an AI video short exploring skin textures and close up of faces and its features. Cucumber pupils, seed pods and 3-dimensional textures commonly seen in nature are juxtaposed against elderly women’s faces, creating jarring compositions. This video challenges the perception that only smooth, youthful blemish free skin is beautiful, a common concern in ageing.The video is made with the AI program Midjourney and animated with RunwayML Gen2.