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565 points gaws | 1 comments | 25 Jan 22 00:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.249s | source

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margalabargala ◴[25 Jan 22 00:59 UTC] No.30066474[source]▶

Very interesting to zoom all the way in and note that some of the pigments had a tendency to crack as they dried, and others did not.

I imagine the paints were selected intentionally with this in mind, as the cracking where it exists seems to enhance the painting more than take away (dark background, hats, etc) while lighter colors that should not be cracked, are indeed less so (skin, armor).

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1. fleddr ◴[25 Jan 22 11:05 UTC] No.30070497[source]▶

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Another interesting aspect mentioned in an earlier (dutch) article: the original painting had far more blue tones, which would contribute to a color temperature much closer to daylight (5600K), instead of the current yellowish tone.

For some reason, the blues degrade, I don't know why.

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