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Pixels Without Context
Why single pixels mean nothing, why one photograph is a dataset, and why looking is a process rather than a snapshot.
1. A tiny image still reads
A tiny image still reads
2. One pixel tells nothing
One pixel tells nothing
3. One photograph is a dataset
One photograph is a dataset
4. Looking is a process
Looking is a process
5. The eye of the artist
The eye of the artist
6. Why the pen pixels read as a pen
In a photograph, the few dark pixels of a pen are barely three pixels long and one pixel wide, yet a viewer identifies them as a pen. What makes that identification possible?
7. When a painting step looks worse
During a painting of a strawberry, one intermediate stage makes the right side of the fruit look less realistic than the previous stage did. According to this lesson, why can such a stage still be a necessary part of the process?
8. Counting pixels in a tiny image
An image measures pixels. How many pixels does it contain in total? Write the number.
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