Artist Uses Neural Networks To Generate Realistic Faces Of People From 7 Famous Paintings
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Technology has developed a lot over the past 20 years; every day, people come up with something new. This digital artist decided to use a neural network to recreate the faces of people from famous paintings like the Mona Lisa and the Birth of Venus.
The artist is named Denis Shiryaev and it seems he has a fascination with recreating old photos and paintings and seeing how they would look now. Although not historically accurate, they’re still very fun to see!
Denis Shiryaev uses the facial expressions of other people from YouTube and TikTok and neural networks to make the recreations as realistic as he can. The Cambridge Dictionary describes a neural network as a computer system or a type of computer program that is designed to copy the way in which the human brain operates.
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Leonardo da Vinci – Mona Lisa (1503–1506)
Image credits: Denis Shiryaev
Mona Lisa is a portrait painted by the famous Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. It was created in 1503 and has been kept in the Louvre Museum since 1797. This painting is famous all over the world and it would be very hard to find a person that knows nothing about it.
Frida Kahlo – Self-portrait (1940)
Image credits: Denis Shiryaev
Frida Kahlo was a famous painter from Mexico, known for her self-portraits. Her work was inspired by nature as well as the artifacts and traditions of Mexico. In her art, she explored questions of identity, gender, class, and race roles in Mexico.
Sandro Botticelli – The Birth of Venus (1485-1486)
Image credits: Denis Shiryaev
Painted by Italian artist Sandro Botticelli, the Birth of Venus is one of the most famous paintings in the world. Created somewhere between 1485–1486, it still remains one of the most beautiful pieces of art. The painting depicts the Roman goddess Venus emerging from the sea.
Leonardo da Vinci – Lady with an Ermine (1489-1490)
Image credits: Denis Shiryaev
It is said that The Lady with an Ermine is a portrait of a beautiful woman named Cecilia Gallerani, who was the favorite mistress of the married Duke Ludovico Sforza, the Duke who was da Vinci’s patron and champion for 18 years, and had the nickname of “the white ermine.”
Grant Wood – American Gothic (1930)
Image credits: Denis Shiryaev
American Gothic is a painting created by Grant Wood in 1930. The painting depicts simple farmers posing for a portrait. These farmers are actually just the sister and dentist of Grant Wood standing in front of a simple farmhouse.
Rembrandt van Rijn – The Night Watch (1642)
Image credits: Denis Shiryaev
The Night Watch is a 1642 painting by Rembrandt van Rijn showing the Militia Company of District II under the command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq.
Johannes Vermeer – Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665)
Image credits: Denis Shiryaev
Girl with a Pearl Earring is a painting created in 1665 by a Dutch painter named Johannes Vermeer.
Sadly, the iconic pearl earring is missing in Denis’ recreation.
What do you think of these recreations? Are they cool or creepy? Tell us in the comments and share what painting you would like to see recreated!
Here’s the video with the full process of how the paintings were recreated
Image credits: Denis Shiryaev
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The paintings look far more realistic than those ridiculous renderings
in some cases i agree, although i think mona lisa doesn't look anything like a real human and often classic paintings have strange looks to faces, females especially. there were only a few that i thought didn't look more realistic than the painting, or where the painting seemed realistic to start with (compared to the rendering at least).
My thoughts ...
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Be carful on that high horse, ass hat
You know, there are actual photos of Frida Kahlo. No need for this.
And here is her undated photo, unibrow and all. 85BFE465-B...5-jpeg.jpg
There are also actual photos of the models who posed for "American Gothic."
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It's called a "control group" you fucking wanker. ROFL. Wow, its amazing how its always the morons that are convinced they're fucking brilliant, eh? #DunningKreuger
It's changed so many features. Not so inntelligent AI!
Don't listen to the idiot whose user is Subversive Citizen, he/ she is that person no one likes and thinks they talk smart but it is just noise.
Do we have another troll amongst us? Why yes it's Chubby Subby, such a cute little bugger. Now run off to mommy and tell her whatcha up to Subby. Shoo now, shoo Subby, skedaddle away!
Sub could you find somewhere where people actually listen to the immature comments you think it is necessary to post? Here you just sound like that annoying little kid of whom no one likes and is honestly going to go nowhere in life. And hey, if you don't like this comment sub, guess what? No. One. Cares. Go cry to your mummy like the two-year old you act as, oh wait, you can't, because then she'll find out your a naughty boy and she will ground you! Boo-hoo! And then all you will have to do is make pathetic pipe cleaner men and show them off to people when no one gives a damn about them.
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Yeah, they should have used that lopsided stick figure from your fridge. Look at your own miserable, paltry accomplishments before opening yer trap. eh?
As with other pathetic trolls, I'll invite people to actually upvote you, sou you'd fail miserably in your sorry intentions.
The paintings look far more realistic than those ridiculous renderings
in some cases i agree, although i think mona lisa doesn't look anything like a real human and often classic paintings have strange looks to faces, females especially. there were only a few that i thought didn't look more realistic than the painting, or where the painting seemed realistic to start with (compared to the rendering at least).
My thoughts ...
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Be carful on that high horse, ass hat
You know, there are actual photos of Frida Kahlo. No need for this.
And here is her undated photo, unibrow and all. 85BFE465-B...5-jpeg.jpg
There are also actual photos of the models who posed for "American Gothic."
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
It's called a "control group" you fucking wanker. ROFL. Wow, its amazing how its always the morons that are convinced they're fucking brilliant, eh? #DunningKreuger
It's changed so many features. Not so inntelligent AI!
Don't listen to the idiot whose user is Subversive Citizen, he/ she is that person no one likes and thinks they talk smart but it is just noise.
Do we have another troll amongst us? Why yes it's Chubby Subby, such a cute little bugger. Now run off to mommy and tell her whatcha up to Subby. Shoo now, shoo Subby, skedaddle away!
Sub could you find somewhere where people actually listen to the immature comments you think it is necessary to post? Here you just sound like that annoying little kid of whom no one likes and is honestly going to go nowhere in life. And hey, if you don't like this comment sub, guess what? No. One. Cares. Go cry to your mummy like the two-year old you act as, oh wait, you can't, because then she'll find out your a naughty boy and she will ground you! Boo-hoo! And then all you will have to do is make pathetic pipe cleaner men and show them off to people when no one gives a damn about them.
This comment is hidden. Click here to view.
Yeah, they should have used that lopsided stick figure from your fridge. Look at your own miserable, paltry accomplishments before opening yer trap. eh?
As with other pathetic trolls, I'll invite people to actually upvote you, sou you'd fail miserably in your sorry intentions.