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Barack Obama

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,180 posts) Mon Dec 8, 2014, 08:04 PM Dec 2014

BBC-3D Obama: First 3D portrait of a US president [View all]

Published on Dec 3, 2014
President Obama has become the first US president to have his portrait produced through a 3D scanning process. The data used to create the bust came from 8 sports photography cameras, 6 wide angle cameras and the use of 50 custom-built LED lights.

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That is so cool! sheshe2 Dec 2014 #1

we've had the tech for 14 years but GW's goddam head is flat. elehhhhna Dec 2014 #2

you made me laugh so hard I scared my cat BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #4

that pleases me so much! elehhhhna Dec 2014 #5

Great, but needs a little color to the finished product. nt brush Dec 2014 #3

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