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Re:Lab-grown diamonds threaten viability of the real gems by pythonaut_16 on Friday March 09, 2018 @09:35AM (#16551969)
That's true but I think part of it is also that once we achieved photorealism, we began to realize that photorealism isn't everything.
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Re:Lab-grown diamonds threaten viability of the real gems by visarga on Friday March 09, 2018 @04:29PM (#16555215)
I think Bouguereau managed to surpass photorealism. It's more real than real, but, from what I read, the techniques he used are forever lost.

http://webneel.com/william-adolphe-bouguereau-paintings

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