Tim Jenison is not a trained artist, but Vermeer probably was. So it seems likely that Vermeer would have used something like this, but not as slavishly, as he also would have had his skills as a painter. So probably more of a guide or aide for him than the absolute determiner as it was for Tim.
shareIt doesn't seem likely that Vermeer would have used something like this. At all.
shareGotta love the uselessness of these bald assertions that offer no supporting argument at all.
shareHypocrite alert - you just described your post perfectly. Want to get into the gritty details? Frankly I'm surprised anyone would be convinced by the BS conveyed in this film.
shareI agree. Vermeer was just an incredibly talented artist and for some reason some people have trouble accepting this.
shareYeah, and it's mostly people who are not artists, or cannot comprehend what artists do. That's basically the gist of the entire film - a clever non-artist had to create a convoluted method that took a painstaking 7 months, copying every millimeter of a fixed scene (lighting didn't change, unlike reality), in order to duplicate something an artist like Vermeer could do based on his eye, talent, and skill alone in probably a fraction of the time.
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