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Offline Chino

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Look at this photo.
« on: December 03, 2013, 02:38:11 PM »


Now watch this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEdRLlqdgA4


Whoa! I couldn't imagine doing something like this.
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Re: Look at this photo.
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2013, 03:13:28 PM »
It's nice work, but it's a couple of hours of painting and weeks of digital processing. It's a fantastic job of digital artistry, but it's not exemplary of their finger painting program.
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Re: Look at this photo.
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2013, 03:24:03 PM »
It's cool. That's about it. Handful of years ago this would be amazing. Now? Not so much. It's the patience and dedication that I find miraculous. Even if I had the know how and skill to do so, my patience would have me saying fuck it after a few hours.
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Re: Look at this photo.
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2013, 03:36:22 PM »
Call me a skeptic but take a good look at this photograph. Yes, it is a photograph from this website.



Now, when you carefully compare it to the video you will find that there is zero difference. Sherlock Holmes would tell you that it is far more likely that the video is the same photograph with increasingly blurred layers placed over it and then run in reverse. I'm inclined to agree.
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Re: Look at this photo.
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2013, 03:52:37 PM »
I agree with Podaar.
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Re: Look at this photo.
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2013, 10:27:55 PM »
Either that, or he was just putting the original image under the canvas and then just did quick A/B comparisons to see where he's still off. In which case it just boils down to seeing differences and removing them.
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Re: Look at this photo.
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2013, 10:32:20 PM »
Quote from: rumborak on December 03, 2013, 10:27:55 PM
Either that, or he was just putting the original image under the canvas and then just did quick A/B comparisons to see where he's still off. In which case it just boils down to seeing differences and removing them.

It has to be either this, or Podaar's explanation. This is why I don't find this kind of computer art impressive at all. Anyone can do it if they have the time and patience. If they had actually finger painted for real, then I'd be impressed, because that would require skill.
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Re: Look at this photo.
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2013, 10:34:40 PM »
Yeah, to be actually impressive they should show the physical canvas somewhere, with the guy slowly painting it. A computer screen just makes it too easy.
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Re: Look at this photo.
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2013, 05:43:00 AM »
Quote from: Podaar on December 03, 2013, 03:36:22 PM
Call me a skeptic but take a good look at this photograph. Yes, it is a photograph from this website.



Now, when you carefully compare it to the video you will find that there is zero difference. Sherlock Holmes would tell you that it is far more likely that the video is the same photograph with increasingly blurred layers placed over it and then run in reverse. I'm inclined to agree.

Well there goes the wind out of my sails.
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Re: Look at this photo.
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2013, 01:11:02 PM »
I am amazed at the sheer number of individual permalinks about this video, yet nothing even remotely mentions the prior existence of that photograph. I am skeptical as well, but it is still odd.
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Re: Look at this photo.
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2013, 11:45:25 PM »
Impressive Morgan Freeman pictures?  Okay.



That was done with crayons, by Don Marco, the 'master crayon artist'.
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