https://medium.com/@voshart/photoreal-roman-emperor-project-236be7f06c8f
very interesting project....
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.
Vespasian definitely looks like Lyndon Johnson. Did Florianus really look like that?
Ray Winstone could play Balbinus.
...and Augustus is surely Vladimir Putin with a wig.
Quote from: NickHarbud on Jul 26, 2020, 08:35 AM
...and Augustus is surely Vladimir Putin with a wig.
;D ;D ;D
Quote from: Justin Swanton on Jul 26, 2020, 07:32 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.
Commodus looks like Dennis Rodman! What a cool project.
Gordian I = Jose Mourinho.
Once you start, it is hard to stop.
Was a cuboid head a pre-requisite?
There's something of the Stephen Fry about Tiberius - maybe it's just the smile?
...and Ryan Sampson evidently modelled Grumio's hair style from Trajan.
Here's another game - which one should George Clooney play?
Quote from: Erpingham on Jul 26, 2020, 04:48 PM
Here's another game - which one should George Clooney play?
Easy - Caracalla.
Would make a great sticker album
perhaps we should ask for more to be done....... ;)