Animated Portraits!

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My Heritage.com Deep Nostalgia’s AI technology was meant to animate ancestral portraits. And they do. The animation is cool and strange all at the same time. I find the application worked best when I used it with photos of distant ancestors as opposed to the recently departed. And the photos worked beth when they did not have teeth showing in their smile.

Maria McKay Smith Portrait
Original Painting, Maria McKay Smith

I just had to see what it would do with my portrait paintings. I did not use it on any commissions. I didn’t want to freak out my patrons. But I did try it on work that I did “just because” and I found it to be really cool. Here’s a playlist for your enjoyment: