Fifty cartoons reimagined as realistic portraits with the help of neural-networks.
Using Artbreeder and Photoshop I’ve created fifty fake school photos. The portraits and clothing are inspired by obscure, split-second references as well as flashbacks / flashforward / dream sequences in 90s cartoons.
All characters are aged as if they were late High School/ University.
Restoring Mona Lisa with Neural Networks
I combined three paintings of Lisa Gherardini, one famous (Louvre Mona Lisa) and two lesser known (Prado Mona Lisa and Isleworth Mona Lisa) to create a photorealistic synthetic composite.
Neural-Network assisted reconstruction of bust and post-autopsy photo for Tamam Shud case
WARNING: The end of this article contains images of a deceased man. There will a second warning at the bottom of this article.
Using Photoshop and the neural-net tool Artbreeder I have created a digital reconstruction of Somerton man as he might have appeared in the weeks before his death in 1948.
RE IMAGE RIGHTS: You may republish the reconstructions as long as the watermark is not removed or obscured. CC-BY-ND-4.0
The image restoration was guided by research and notes by University of Adelaide Professor Derek Abbott introduced to me by cold case forensic genealogist Colleen Fitzpatrick.
Notes on appearance via Derek Abbott (via Inquest and Police…
235–285: Gordian dynasty and Crisis of the Third Century
Using the neural-net tool Artbreeder, Photoshop and historical references, I have created photoreal depictions of Roman Emperors. Scroll down to see each emperor.
- Introduction
- [Pt I] 27 BC–68 AD: Julio-Claudian dynasty
- [Pt II] 68–96: Year of the Four Emperors and Flavian dynasty
- [Pt III] 96–192: Nerva–Antonine dynasty
- →[Pt IV] 235–285: Gordian dynasty and Crisis of the Third Century
ON CREATIVE COMMONS & COPYRIGHT: Faces can be shared non-watermarked at 200 pixels max height OR 512 pixels with the digital mosaic watermark with Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. Please link back to this page. Continuation of this project depends on prints, licensing and commissions.
96–192: The Nerva–Antonine dynasty
Using the neural-net tool Artbreeder, Photoshop and historical references, I have created photoreal depictions of Roman Emperors. Scroll down to see each emperor.
- Introduction
- [Pt I] 27 BC–68 AD: Julio-Claudian dynasty
- [Pt II] 68–96: Year of the Four Emperors and Flavian dynasty
- →[Pt III] 96–192: Nerva–Antonine dynasty
- [Pt IV] 235–285: Gordian dynasty and Crisis of the Third Century
ON CREATIVE COMMONS & COPYRIGHT: Faces can be shared non-watermarked at 200 pixels max height OR 512 pixels with the digital mosaic watermark with Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. Please link back to this page. Continuation of this project depends on prints, licensing and commissions.
These are my collected notes and references. Many written sources are known to be unreliable but remain here for posterity and debate. …
68–96: Year of the Four Emperors and Flavian dynasty
Using the neural-net tool Artbreeder, Photoshop and historical references, I have created photoreal depictions of Roman Emperors. Scroll down to see each emperor.
- Introduction
- [Pt I] 27 BC–68 AD: Julio-Claudian dynasty
- →[Pt II] 68–96: Year of the Four Emperors and Flavian dynasty
- [Pt III] 96–192: Nerva–Antonine dynasty
- [Pt IV] 235–285: Gordian dynasty and Crisis of the Third Century
ON CREATIVE COMMONS & COPYRIGHT: Faces can be shared non-watermarked at 200 pixels max height OR 512 pixels with the digital mosaic watermark with Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. Please link back to this page. Continuation of this project depends on prints, licensing and commissions.
*CONCISE UPDATE (July 31st) replacing a July 27th CLARIFICATION: ‘TheApricity’, a tertiary source, has been removed entirely. I knew it to be unreliable prior to starting this project but kept here for posterity and debate. It is now clear to me they have distorted primary and secondary sources to push a pernicious white supremacist agenda. I am instead quoting Davide Cocci who has provided, what I believe to be, a more reliable translation. …
27 BC–68 AD: The Julio-Claudian dynasty
Using the neural-net tool Artbreeder, Photoshop and historical references, I have created photoreal depictions of Roman Emperors. Scroll down to see each emperor.
- Introduction
- →[Pt I] 27 BC–68 AD: Julio-Claudian dynasty
- [Pt II] 68–96: Year of the Four Emperors and Flavian dynasty
- [Pt III] 96–192: Nerva–Antonine dynasty
- [Pt IV] 235–285: Gordian dynasty and Crisis of the Third Century
ON CREATIVE COMMONS & COPYRIGHT: Faces can be shared Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike at 200 pixels max height for non-watermarked OR 512 pixels with the digital mosaic watermark. Please link back to this page. Continuation of this project depends on prints, licensing and commissions.
**CONCISE UPDATE (July 31st) replacing a July 27th CLARIFICATION: ‘TheApricity’, a tertiary source, has been removed entirely. I knew it to be unreliable prior to starting this project but kept here for posterity and debate. It is now clear to me they have distorted primary and secondary sources to push a pernicious white supremacist agenda. I am instead quoting Davide Cocci who has provided, what I believe to be, a more reliable translation. …
54 Machine-learning assisted portraits
Using the neural-net tool Artbreeder, Photoshop and historical references, I have created photoreal portraits of Roman Emperors. For this project, I have transformed, or restored (cracks, noses, ears etc.) 800 images of busts to make the 54 emperors of The Principate (27 BC to 285 AD).
Update Sept 10th: New print available here (version 2) in a choice of languages. (Version 1: Gold / red marble, limited edition print sold out)
Stabilized, HD source video show officer spat towards road — not ‘on the grass’ and not directly on the detainee.
BRIEF NOTE ON BIAS: I am Canadian and I have been offering my video expertise to Black Lives Matter protesters. I support the 1st amendment. I am against fascism. I have, likely due to privilege, only had neutral or positive interactions with street-level law enforcement.
Nobody should be spitting near anyone in a pandemic. The officer is not wearing a mask and is not following the CDC’s 6ft social distancing guideline. What my analysis seeks to answer: did the officer spit directly on the detainee?
- 1st Angle: No
- 2nd Angle: No
- 3rd Angle: Original file not yet acquired
1st Angle
Three videos, filmed in Richmond VA, June 1st appear to show an officer spitting on a detained protester several times. The most widely shared video has been seen 40,000 times and is captioned “Watch this officer in Richmond, VA spits on a protestor during a global #pandemic multiple times.” …
Using Artbreeder on sculptures made from unidentified remains of men found in BC, Canada. (15 faces project)
Can AI-enhanced forensic facial reconstruction help with cold cases? I’m not sure, so please tread lightly.
Families of missing persons could be traumatized if used improperly. In this instance the stakes are low because the identities of these men found in British Columbia, Canada are not known and unexpected details might jog the right person’s memory — as it did when the RCMP announced the 15 faces project.
RCMP has not responded to a request for comment.
The Idea
The idea for this came from the Colorized Statues subreddit which, in recent month, has gotten well-received artistic interpretations of Roman statues like Caracalla and Caesar. …
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