EPTAfter all, a LOT of work went into creating a statue with the technology they had available to work stone, so they probably wouldnt rush the paint job either.
Ultraviolet light reveals colors of Greek statues - Page 2
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Nixda
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After all, a LOT of work went into creating a statue with the technology they had available to work stone, so they probably wouldnt rush the paint job either. | ||
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Dance.
United States389 Posts
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Electric.Jesus
Germany755 Posts
On August 25 2010 17:44 Dance. wrote: Looks like how I painted Warhammer miniatures when I was 12 You just made my day.  But seriously, these statues could appear on a Chrisopher Street Day which is not too much of a surprise, given that homosexuality was rather normal and genereally accepted in ancient greece. | ||
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SilverSkyLark
Philippines8437 Posts
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myzael
Poland605 Posts
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
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SilverSkyLark
Philippines8437 Posts
On August 25 2010 17:44 Dance. wrote: Looks like how I painted Warhammer miniatures when I was 12 I didn't even get to paint mine and they are collecting dust now. | ||
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Lightwip
United States5497 Posts
They shouldn't have painted them. | ||
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Shatter
United States1401 Posts
On August 25 2010 18:18 SilverSkyLark wrote: Sort of me too. I played so many games workshop games but only painted like 1/3 of my stuff. I didn't even get to paint mine and they are collecting dust now. On topic: When judging whether with or without color is better, I think you have to put in perspective that colored would look a lot better in groups. Like when the whole temple and its pieces are colored. I think in that situation, the color would seem much more grand and appealing to the eye. When you just look at each piece individually, out of its original environment, of course it might appear tacky. | ||
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Skygrinder
Greece241 Posts
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okum
France5778 Posts
On August 25 2010 17:25 ieatkids5 wrote: Wow I've always thought that the statues were colorless, as they are now. You also thought the world was in sepia tone before the 20th century? | ||
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Gridlock
United Kingdom517 Posts
.....and now cannot unsee. Thanks TL! | ||
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nihlon
Sweden5581 Posts
 For instance, if you look at movies about the dark ages, everything is very sober in color, grey and black. The reality is that people were using colors quite extensively on their walls, fabrics and such things during that time, but since most of that haven't been preserved we get the wrong impression. Heck even during the stone age colors were used to paint in caves walls and on stone. You could say the same thing about the dinosaurs that is often illustrated as grey or brown, when there are some evidence that suggest some dinosaurs being of more bright colors. | ||
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Rodiel
France573 Posts
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pyrogenetix
China5094 Posts
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Loanshark
China3094 Posts
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v[1.8]c
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madnessman
United States1581 Posts
On August 25 2010 18:48 nihlon wrote: For some reason many people are under the impression that color is a modern invention. For instance, if you look at movies about the dark ages, everything is very sober in color, grey and black. The reality is that people were using colors quite extensively on their walls, fabrics and such things during that time, but since most of that haven't been preserved we get the wrong impression. Heck even during the stone age colors were used to paint in caves walls and on stone. You could say the same thing about the dinosaurs that is often illustrated as grey or brown, when there are some evidence that suggest some dinosaurs being of more bright colors.When I was in Egypt I saw temples where you could still see traces of their original paint jobs. It was pretty amazing hwen you found an untouched area where you could still see all the vibrant colors... | ||
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T3tra
United States406 Posts
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SleepSheep
Canada344 Posts
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