it couldn't work like that, because the shadow is so crisp and defined.
This means that the lighting source HAS to be right next to him, and shining onto something with a very linear and with a crisp shape, like a kitkat bar. It's not, and no such shape exists here.
I think the algorithm might have generated that shadow from his ear, with simulated top lighting.
Does look unnatural but so is the lighting (see his pupils, two strong lights left and right). I think the weird-looking shadowline comes from his (image left) collar which extends towards the camera and blocks a bit of the left light. The right light meanwhile blows out most of that shadow and only leaves a thin line coming from his neck. Overall makes him look like the hunchback but I think most of that is just optics
I've been looking at this image for way too long now
yea I agree with that one, terrible reasoning on their part
but this still can't be explained: https://archive.ph/QPORs/f1ed054fcba5e6f898d8c174d0aa314d091d05f2.jpg
What isn't explainable? The eye? It looks like he might have a tumor
Edit: oh the neck. Yeah that looks weird, he might have a hunch of some kind on his back and the way he's sitting makes it look strange.
Idk this is the only one that's particularly weird looking, no idea what's going on.
what about the way his neck casts a shadow? That is not how light works.
Unsure, theres at least two light sources though so that can lead to weird shadows sometimes
No, it wouldnt work that way, the lighting would look more fucked up and you’d see other shadows doing something similar.
it couldn't work like that, because the shadow is so crisp and defined.
This means that the lighting source HAS to be right next to him, and shining onto something with a very linear and with a crisp shape, like a kitkat bar. It's not, and no such shape exists here.
I think the algorithm might have generated that shadow from his ear, with simulated top lighting.
Does look unnatural but so is the lighting (see his pupils, two strong lights left and right). I think the weird-looking shadowline comes from his (image left) collar which extends towards the camera and blocks a bit of the left light. The right light meanwhile blows out most of that shadow and only leaves a thin line coming from his neck. Overall makes him look like the hunchback but I think most of that is just optics
I've been looking at this image for way too long now
This can't be true because the skin also has the same light color in the area which is right of the thin shadow and simultaneously behind his neck.
the "right light" (it would be a front light with a slight right orientation) would not wash the shadow out there.
i agree, that nose hair is p fucked up.
do you have the original source link? I tried scrolling through but didn't catch it.