Paintings vs Photographs
Users debate the accuracy and representational value of paintings compared to photographs, discussing how paintings emphasize details interpretively rather than literally capturing reality, with references to historical art, photorealism, and recreations.
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It's like painting made by human, not photo captured by camera.
The painter is also interesting.
Paintings don't exactly match reality. They can emphasize the details you're deliberately copying. It's very easy for a painting of a subtle effect to be less subtle. The colleagues could even use the painting to help them understand the original.
Artwork can be more true to reality than a photograph.
You have trouble believing the contemporary painting is accurate? Look at the linked art.
Your reply is in text. Would you care to link a set of paintings to express your argument instead?
There is a difference between a fresco and a photograph.
Maybe artist was the wrong word, painter would be more appropriate.
It is like repainting La Joconde
They were making paintings not renderings.