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Generated Thick Descriptor (via Chat-GPT 4): Photorealistic art is characterized by its precise detail, mirroring the clarity of a high-resolution photograph. Artists employ tools like photographic slides and grid techniques to meticulously translate their chosen image onto another medium. Emphasizing intricate elements like the texture of surfaces and light reflections, photorealism requires an exceptional level of technical prowess. The final work is often larger than the original image and conveys the staticness of a frozen moment in time.
The table below depicts New York City’s Times Square and Northern Ontario’s Lake Kenogamissi. The left column shows the results of a “thin” prompt, in which the style was requested in name only. The right column shows the results of a “thick” prompt, in which the generated prompt was used.
| Thin | Thick | |
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| Lake |  |  |
| Times Square |  |  |
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