Frida Kahlo was a talented artist, political activist, and feminist icon. Her works are a fantastic set to draw on for your artwork or style transfers. Kahlo’s self-portraits are famous for stirring controversy about her unibrow and mustache. Why are these features in her paintings? Frida Kahlo had a unibrow as part of her personal …
Mark Rothko is a controversial artist that provides an interesting example for studying color in artwork. Why do people continue to find his paintings so compelling? This article will look at the fascinating style of Mark Rothko, revealing how he became one of the most celebrated American artists ever and the reasons behind his lasting …
If you’re looking for inspiration for your own paintings or finding the best paintings for style transfers – check out this Style Guide for Monet. Color is a critical factor in a painting’s style. How did Monet use it in his masterpieces? As a general rule, Monet used color to highlight momentary impressions of real …
When people talk about art, Picasso is undoubtedly one of the most frequently discussed artists. Even non-artistic people have heard of him and his works. So what is his technique that has everyone so excited? Picasso’s technique used imagination to create abstract works that explored form and structure. Picasso used colors and brush strokes to …
Understanding Jackson Pollock’s painting technique is crucial for using his style in your artwork or style transfers. I poured through all of Pollock’s paintings to find the best secret drips of style and technique. As a general rule, Jackson Pollock painted using a technique he pioneered called Drip painting. Instead of using a traditional brush …
If you’re looking for inspiration for your Style Transfers, there’s no style as iconic as Van Gogh’s. This article is a detailed guide to everything about his style. Since he painted at the turn of the century, people often confuse if his style is impressionism or expressionism. I was confused originally too! I’ll answer all …
Benoit Mandelbrot was a famous mathematician who changed the way people viewed and interacted with the shapes and geometry of the world. His life-long work developing and harnessing a field called fractal geometry saw wide-ranging influences across the physical and theoretical world. Today we’re going to be looking at Benoit Mandelbrot: who he is, what …
The famous images of fractals that we all know are stunning to look at, but you might be left wondering like I was – what are some of the uses of these fractals in technology? How does it affect my life? I combed through piles of science and engineering research to find some of the …
Differentiability could be a scary-sounding term, but like a lot of math topics once you learn the term it seems simple. It just takes practice! Since I learned about differentiability, I’ve had 100s of hours of experience with it in my engineering career. As a whole, pure mathematical fractals are not differentiable, however real-life objects …
Neural style transfer is computer vision technology that recomposes an image’s content in another’s style using a neural network. If you’ve ever envisioned how a photograph might appear if it were created by a famous artist, neural style transfer is the computer technology that makes it possible. So how does neural style transfer function in …
