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Recent Examples of photo-realism
Rather than aiming for photorealism, everything in Minecraft, from the ground to the trees to the animals to the sun and moon themselves, is represented by large, chunky blocks.
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Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
The designers have managed to capture the predecessor's style, opting for a hyper-real aesthetic rather than going for straight photo-realism.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
The new model, by contrast, can generate clear text, maintain a consistent protagonist over multiple images, and faithfully replicate artistic styles ranging from hand drawing to photorealism.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
Animation appears to be a popular way to get around the photorealism limitations.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
However, the move to complete photorealism imposed limits on the animation, which MPC did its best to turn into advantages, dialing down movement, gesture, and lip sync.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
Each area feels richly distinct from the others, harnessing abstract dreamlike designs rather than sheer photorealism, for the better.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
In the past, many critics dubbed photorealism gauche and consigned the movement to painting’s past.
—Carolina A. Miranda, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
One of the things that really surprised me in getting away from that photorealism that we were locked into for such a long time, and getting into this painterly, more impressionistic look that extended from the backgrounds to the characters themselves, was the overall effect was more believable.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
The designers have managed to capture the predecessor's style, opting for a hyper-real aesthetic rather than going for straight photo-realism.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
The new model, by contrast, can generate clear text, maintain a consistent protagonist over multiple images, and faithfully replicate artistic styles ranging from hand drawing to photorealism.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2025
Animation appears to be a popular way to get around the photorealism limitations.
—Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
However, the move to complete photorealism imposed limits on the animation, which MPC did its best to turn into advantages, dialing down movement, gesture, and lip sync.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
Each area feels richly distinct from the others, harnessing abstract dreamlike designs rather than sheer photorealism, for the better.
—Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
In the past, many critics dubbed photorealism gauche and consigned the movement to painting’s past.
—Carolina A. Miranda, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
One of the things that really surprised me in getting away from that photorealism that we were locked into for such a long time, and getting into this painterly, more impressionistic look that extended from the backgrounds to the characters themselves, was the overall effect was more believable.
—Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photo-realism
Noun
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The collection of paintings have a sense of magical realism and depict androgynous figures such as Élan, Espoir, Charmeur, Chagrin, Résonance, Allusion, Protection, Possession, and Shadow.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The effect is that this drama of male interference never quite concludes—a bit of realism Kitamura renders through the surreal.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One thing that struck me about the film was the richness and naturalism to the cinematography and locations.—
Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Mar. 2025
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Those moments of naturalism work better than many of the shots taking place outside of the car, which often use glaringly heavy-handed lighting to insinuate who we’re supposed to see as good and evil.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In those cases, the technology’s failure to produce flawless verisimilitude was part of the charm.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2025
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Michelle's and Dorothy's journey of self-discovery do share a remarkable verisimilitude if studied at a relative distance.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Photo-realism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo-realism. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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