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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on July 26, 2020, 04:29:31 AM

Title: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: Imperial Dave on July 26, 2020, 04:29:31 AM
https://medium.com/@voshart/photoreal-roman-emperor-project-236be7f06c8f

very interesting project....
Title: Re: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: Nick Harbud on July 26, 2020, 08:16:38 AM
Good find Dave.

One has to wonder whether the neural-net tool was influenced by photographs of modern celebrities.  I mean, Gordian III appears to be modelled on Mark Zuckerberg and Vitellius could have been easily played by Gert Fröbe during his Goldfinger period.
Title: Re: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: Justin Swanton on July 26, 2020, 08:32:21 AM
Vespasian definitely looks like Lyndon Johnson. Did Florianus really look like that?
Title: Re: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: Erpingham on July 26, 2020, 08:50:28 AM
Ray Winstone could play Balbinus.
Title: Re: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: Nick Harbud on July 26, 2020, 09:35:13 AM
...and Augustus is surely Vladimir Putin with a wig.
Title: Re: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: Imperial Dave on July 26, 2020, 09:38:14 AM
Quote from: NickHarbud on July 26, 2020, 09:35:13 AM
...and Augustus is surely Vladimir Putin with a wig.

;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: RichT on July 26, 2020, 11:53:57 AM
Quote from: Justin Swanton on July 26, 2020, 08:32:21 AM
Did Florianus really look like that?

Florianus:
(https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flx-editorial-wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/19163137/Jack-Black-Countdown-Rep.jpg)

Jack Black:
(https://miro.medium.com/max/700/1*zLo8_DY29Ik2ElDSXaUlMQ.jpeg)

Who knows? They look pretty cool though - I'd like to see this applied to some Greeks.
Title: Re: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: Prufrock on July 26, 2020, 02:37:53 PM
Commodus looks like Dennis Rodman! What a cool project.
Title: Re: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: Erpingham on July 26, 2020, 02:59:37 PM
Gordian I = Jose Mourinho.

Once you start, it is hard to stop.
Title: Re: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: Ade G on July 26, 2020, 03:36:40 PM
Was a cuboid head a pre-requisite?
Title: Re: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: Duncan Head on July 26, 2020, 04:11:42 PM
There's something of the Stephen Fry about Tiberius - maybe it's just the smile?

Title: Re: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: Nick Harbud on July 26, 2020, 05:16:33 PM
...and Ryan Sampson evidently modelled Grumio's hair style from Trajan.
Title: Re: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: Erpingham on July 26, 2020, 05:48:23 PM
Here's another game - which one should George Clooney play?
Title: Re: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: Justin Swanton on July 26, 2020, 06:20:27 PM
Quote from: Erpingham on July 26, 2020, 05:48:23 PM
Here's another game - which one should George Clooney play?
Easy - Caracalla.
Title: Re: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: Baldie on July 26, 2020, 09:33:01 PM
Would make a great sticker album
Title: Re: 'Photoreal' images of Roman Emperors
Post by: Imperial Dave on July 26, 2020, 09:44:32 PM
perhaps we should ask for more to be done....... ;)