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  • jmood88
    Sean Payton: Retribution
    • Jul 2003
    • 34639

    #1

    10 paintings that look like photos

    These are crazy
    Originally posted by Blzer
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  • RAZRr1275
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    • Sep 2007
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    #2
    Re: 10 paintings that look like photos

    Those are awesome.
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    • Blzer
      Resident film pundit
      • Mar 2004
      • 42535

      #3
      Re: 10 paintings that look like photos

      Those are amazing! I love the color palette used in #4.

      If any, the self-portrait one definitely looks most like a painting. But if I had that kind of talent... WOW!
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      • daflyboys
        Banned
        • May 2003
        • 18238

        #4
        Re: 10 paintings that look like photos

        3 & 4 (at the least) are actually very, very intricate Photoshop pix, not paintings. Amazing, nonetheless.

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        • GAMEC0CK2002
          Stayin Alive
          • Aug 2002
          • 10384

          #5
          Re: 10 paintings that look like photos

          wow. all of them show real talent. #9 is the best, IMO.

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          • Blzer
            Resident film pundit
            • Mar 2004
            • 42535

            #6
            Re: 10 paintings that look like photos

            Originally posted by GAMEC0CK2002
            wow. all of them show real talent. #9 is the best, IMO.
            I'm torn between #1 and #9 for most realistic looking one. #1 would probably reveal some blemishes and mishaps without the water effects, but because it's yet another dimension to realism with reflection and what not I'd say it becomes that much more convincing.

            I should show these images to my friends (sans #5) and tell them to guess which pictures are real photos and which ones are paintings. It will be awesome when they pick like five out of the nine or so and then I reveal that all of them are paintings (or at least self-produced if anything).
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            • GAMEC0CK2002
              Stayin Alive
              • Aug 2002
              • 10384

              #7
              Re: 10 paintings that look like photos

              Originally posted by Blzer
              I'm torn between #1 and #9 for most realistic looking one. #1 would probably reveal some blemishes and mishaps without the water effects, but because it's yet another dimension to realism with reflection and what not I'd say it becomes that much more convincing.

              I should show these images to my friends (sans #5) and tell them to guess which pictures are real photos and which ones are paintings. It will be awesome when they pick like five out of the nine or so and then I reveal that all of them are paintings (or at least self-produced if anything).
              Great minds think alike. I had a struggle picking between 1 and 9...obviously, I went with 9.

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              • trobinson97
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                • Oct 2004
                • 16366

                #8
                Re: 10 paintings that look like photos

                There were three that had me thinking "this looks like a photograph" and that was the female portrait at the end, the shower scene and milk girl. They did amazing work on those.
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                • Fresh Tendrils
                  Strike Hard and Fade Away
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 36131

                  #9
                  Re: 10 paintings that look like photos

                  Those are awesome.



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                  • Bornindamecca
                    Books Nelson Simnation
                    • Jul 2007
                    • 10919

                    #10
                    Re: 10 paintings that look like photos

                    Surprised there is no Chuck Close. You guys should check him out. He's one of the greatest masters of photo realistic painting technique. He got it to the point where he could make a completely realistic painting by using big green and pink dots in different arrangements.
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                    • NYG_Meth
                      The OS Artist Guy
                      • May 2003
                      • 3920

                      #11
                      Re: 10 paintings that look like photos

                      I feel like there's a line when it comes to realism in art. Especially with portraiture, once you reach the point where it's indistinguishable from a photograph, while it's technically impressive, I feel like it takes away from the artistic value. Maybe I'm just nuts...
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                      • bsb13
                        Banned
                        • Mar 2005
                        • 3439

                        #12
                        Re: 10 paintings that look like photos

                        Number 9 is the best one to me and it aint even close. I have a hard time believing thats a painting.

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                        • Bornindamecca
                          Books Nelson Simnation
                          • Jul 2007
                          • 10919

                          #13
                          Re: 10 paintings that look like photos

                          Originally posted by NYG_Meth
                          I feel like there's a line when it comes to realism in art. Especially with portraiture, once you reach the point where it's indistinguishable from a photograph, while it's technically impressive, I feel like it takes away from the artistic value. Maybe I'm just nuts...
                          Only if the subject would have no power as a photo. If it would be a powerful photo, but is painting instead, then I think it can hold even more weight. Also take into account that these things are rarely done justice in print, but when you see the live painting, you may really be blown away. In a lot of cases, it doesn't "become" photorealistic until you move back to the optimum viewing distance, so when you get close enough to touch it, it is very much so a piece of artwork.

                          On the other hand, when someone just uses technical skill to reproduce something you might find on a random Flickr page, I totally agree with you.
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                          • NoDakHusker
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                            • Mar 2009
                            • 4348

                            #14
                            Re: 10 paintings that look like photos

                            those are amazing! that splash one is my favorite.
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                            • oakfan162
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                              • Mar 2006
                              • 4724

                              #15
                              Re: 10 paintings that look like photos

                              Absolutely jaw dropping.
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