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How much technique one needs to be able to simplify something this way. Look closely, and these carefully dressed people almost disappear. Even the huge flag above them is painted with loose streaks of red and white, helping create the feeling of wind and movement. Claude Monet painted Hôtel...

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Jan8 天前

It's actually the other way around. Our minds do all the work, filling in people and faces where there are none, which is why we see a face in every cloud.

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Jimbar998 天前

They are using a technique called eye-limited resolution were the subject seems clear from far away but gets muddled as you get closer to it.

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SwanShapedBird8 天前

From a distance, the man's face looks like a horror skull face, where the jaw unhinges all the way from the back teeth. The woman also looks like she is still figuring out how to put a face on. Like one skinwalker greeting another.

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Mejor llama a Daniel8 天前

Es el observador quien lo hace posible, nuestro cerebro nos pide que acomoletemos objetos/personas/elementos que ya conocemos. Claro, Monet lo aprovecha con una gran genialidad.

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Fr. Timothy Matkin8 天前

I love the impressionists. My favorite is Rich Little.

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Codex8 天前

I have built up a playlist of videos like this that just show you the details of paintings ...

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General Bison8 天前

Bah, degenerate art.

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🕯️ Tomasthanes 🚀 (toe-MOSS-thuh-knees) 🛰️8 天前

He used special brushes. Virtual brushes. At least, that's my first impression.

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AndreasBVB8 天前

@ClevelandArt

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Billie Jean8 天前

Wow! Definitely more detail far away lol wild!!!

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kurt meer8 天前

Look at Rembrandt. Bad eyesight plus technique. Squint eyes and back away. Standard technique.

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Maxart8 天前

Not easy! I tried doing it a few times and looked like a squashed fly.😢😢 Tried more times and got better results. Just try and try.

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