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Posted on 21/01/11 1:47:58 PM

Steve Caplin
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Challenge 335: Developing Da Vinci

This self-portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci is well known, and gives us a good idea of how he looked.

It's a line drawing, since without the benefit of photography this is the best Leonardo could get. Is it possible to make this image look photorealistic? Or to modify an existing photograph to create a modern day Leonardo lookalike? I'm after something that would be instantly recognisable as Da Vinci. I may be asking too much...

High res is here.

Posted on 21/01/11 2:53:19 PM

Jota120
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Re: Challenge 335: Developing Da Vinci

Do you want a younger version too? I'm only joking. I'd put this at difficult level 5 (5 the top), but hey we can do it, I mean all of us........ go

Posted on 21/01/11 4:46:54 PM

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Re: Challenge 335: Developing Da Vinci

Wow! If you can give us a CODE,please.We can do it.

Posted on 21/01/11 7:06:31 PM

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Re: Challenge 335: Developing Da Vinci

Just a quickie before I go on holiday for a couple of weeks

Slightly larger.
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s93/GKBphoto/Leonardoimage2.jpg

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Posted on 21/01/11 8:50:06 PM

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This is the best I can do for now. Perhaps I'll work out how to improve it later on.

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Posted on 21/01/11 9:35:47 PM

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Posted on 21/01/11 11:07:33 PM

Luis
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Re: Challenge 335: Developing Da Vinci

Here is mine.

Posted on 21/01/11 11:14:34 PM

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Re: Challenge 335: Developing Da Vinci

GKB wrote:
Just a quickie before I go on holiday for a couple of weeks

Slightly larger with better colour
http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s93/GKBphoto/Leonardoimage.jpg

Nice one, Have a good holiday.

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Posted on 22/01/11 11:57:09 AM

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Thank you Vibeke. I need this one! Namibia and Botswana. Should be oodles of nice pix.

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Posted on 22/01/11 5:12:25 PM

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Re: Challenge 335: Developing Da Vinci

Here's my attempt

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Posted on 22/01/11 5:52:16 PM

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Leonardo wins Second Place.

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Posted on 23/01/11 00:05:57 AM

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josephine harvatt wrote:
Here's my attempt

Great work, I had done a whole lot on mine, but not been saving. PS crashed.
I shall have to start over.

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Posted on 23/01/11 00:42:57 AM

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Re: Challenge 335: Developing Da Vinci

Great entries all so far.

Really enjoy your entry Josephine!

O'dear Vibeke. What a pain. PS does the ghost on me too, more often now, so tend to save all my stupied WIP versions. Its okay though you can remember what you have done and just shout at it when start again!

Posted on 23/01/11 02:18:51 AM

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Posted on 23/01/11 04:03:31 AM

vibeke
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I will have to try and turn a photo into a vinci drawing, must be easier.

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Posted on 23/01/11 04:35:52 AM

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This was easier

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Posted on 23/01/11 04:44:51 AM

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Luis your image is beautifully done. Trevor, does yours have aspects of Charles Darwin in it?

All I see, when I look at this drawing of Leonardo, is Willie Nelson. So Ive borrowed a few parts from Willie and incorporated them in Leo.