Stroking the Cat (1924) by Xu BeihongCAFA Art Museum
We all love taking a good selfie with our beloved pets. But have you ever considered something a bit more...refined? Maybe art history can provide (with a little bit of help from cutting-edge tech).
'Pet Portraits' lets you put your purr-fect little pal in the picture! Simply snap a picture of your dog, cat, bird, lizard, or horse, and let Machine Learning scan the archives for their painted doppelganger from art history.
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So, for example, this good little lad named Freddie...
Portrait of a Woman with a Blue Guitar. (2001) by Sam YeatesSouth Austin Popular Culture Center
...can find a friend in Sam Yeates' 2001 painting, Portrait of a Woman With a Blue Guitar.
Pet Portraits Result
It's a 78% match! And Pet Portraits can provide you with a whole selection of near-matches from throughout the archives. Scroll on to watch how you, too, can put your pet in the picture.
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Pet Portraits Smartphone Dog 1
You are all set!
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