visual arts
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New Photo Colourising Process Factors In How Skin Reacts to Light For Incredibly Lifelike Results
Film stocks from a century ago weren’t just limited to only capturing details in black and white; they could only capture a limited band of the colour spectrum, resulting in images of famous individuals that didn’t accurately represent how they actually looked. So a new approach to colourisation using AI finally takes that into account,…
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Of Course the Oldest Known Rock Painting in Australia Is of a Kangaroo
Archaeologists have discovered a 17,300-year-old painting of a kangaroo at a rock shelter in Western Australia, making it the oldest known painted figure ever to be found on the continent.
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A 10-Billion-Pixel Scan of ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ Captures More Detail Than Your Eyes Ever Could
Visit the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, The Netherlands, and you’ll have a chance to see Johannes Vermeer’s painting, ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring,’ from maybe a few feet away — depending on the crowds around the famous piece. Or you can explore this website that provides access to a massive 10-billion-pixel scan of the…