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Just a Simple Portrait?

  • 24-05-2007 12:26pm
    #1
    jaqian
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    Artist Dru Blair presented a photo portrait to his class and instructed them to reproduce the photo in painting as best they could. After the class had ended, he decided to test the limits of his painting skills and took it upon himself to recreate the photo, with pretty startling results.

    More: http://www.smidgy.com/smidgy/2007/05/just_a_simple_p.html


Comments

  • #2
    rymus
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    Just call me Doubting Thomas. Unless of course someone comes up with a link to youtube with him actually painting it...


  • #3
    311
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    It's probably painting in a computer envoirnment. Probably some flashy painting program


  • #4
    DadaKopf
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    Looks like a hoax to me.


  • #5
    Oriel
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    http://www.drublair.com/comersus/store/workshops/tica.htm


  • #6
    311
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    Why would anyone bother ? The work involved in copying something ,that was created in milliseconds.


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  • #7
    magicbastarder
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    as a technical exercise, or a flexing of technical muscles? to prove it could be done?
    more power to him.


  • #8
    helios
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    If anyone read the Metro this morning, they had the same article. They showed how in did it in layers, and did certain bits at a time, albeit taking him 7+ hours to do it...


  • #9
    RazielDoomgate
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    i have much dought about this being a painting... to think someone can get every strand of hair and ever pore with a air brush seems to be a bit much for me.. but hey i could be wrong... lets wait and see


  • #10
    Quackles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭Quackles


    Did he digitally paint it or go the old fashioned route?

    Digitally, I definitely believe it can be done:

    http://www.artexpanse.com/images/gallery/emmett.jpg

    This is a picture my husband did digitally of our son.. If an amateur can do that, what can a professional do?

    There's a step-by-step of it on his website, www.artexpanse.com, if anyone is interested.


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