File talk:GEREINT XIII.jpg

looks like Christopher Lee--Marc Pasquin 19:11, 5 Oct 2005 (PDT)

Well, those are Mr. Lee's eyes. With Omar Bradley's nose and an unidentified gentleman's mouth. Zahir 19:13, 5 Oct 2005 (PDT)

I don't know about this one -- it doesn't fit with the descriptions of Gereint I've always known about, though I guess this could be an old portait from when he was younger! For that doesn't look like him at all! I've asked Andrew about Gereint over the years. He's always described the old king as "kindly and grandfatherly" -- I would also suspect rather more whitish hair! ;)

Mind you, the work on the portrait is fantoosh (and the all around nimbus is pretty cool too) -- but I wonder who this guy réally is! How did you do it? I should have a portait of the Dumnonian king made... and the Abbot Patriarch... And the Pope of Rome... And Queen Diana!... [PB]

Well, it is intended to look like a portrait, So after I combined the faces and fiddled with stuff, I colorized the B&W photo then upsized the pic to apply the WATERCOLOR filter. I'd be glad to do some more pics, especially if they're to be "paintings" because frankly I get away with more! As for this one, it could just as easily be Gereint's dad, maybe? Or a relative? Zahir 19:35, 5 Oct 2005 (PDT)

Well, I made some comments about King Gereint on the other page. I have never been specific about Gereint because I realise that the way I imagined him fitted my idea of a father figure and that is very subjectic. This is a portrait of King Gereint, probably dating around the time of his coronation, he wasn't always a seventy-year old man. Royalty can be vain and reluctant to update their official image to reflect the fact that they are no longer that young thing anymore. Especially when one actually has to handle small change! - AndrewSmith

OK! -- an earlier portrait then. I think both Victoria and QEII neglected to update their portrats for many decades. For Zahir, what do you require in order to work such magic? [PB]

Aw shucks. Well, what I need falls into two categories: (1) Information about the person--such as age, general look, etc. (2) Source material. This means pictures which I can use to meld together. This would mean Body Shots that are appropriate as well as Faces that are very similar in quality and--VERY IMPORTANT--are at the same angle.

For example, I was fiddling around early this morning and I've got two pics that meld together quite well--of two actresses. They have somewhat delicate features, are in their twenties and thirties respecively, with pale skin and dark hair. The melded face looks pretty but not beautiful. Maybe Queen Diana I? Zahir 13:23, 6 Oct 2005 (PDT)

I have heard a theory that a 'beautiful' face is a lot of facial details averaged out, a perfect medium, so to speak. - AndrewSmith