Look upon this work, ye mighty, and despair. This photograph of Morgan Freeman is not a photograph of Morgan Freeman. It was painted on an iPad Air with one finger, one layer, 285,000 brush strokes and 200 hours of work. Yes, the same iPad you’re using to stream episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender has been used to render a face that looks more like Morgan Freeman than Morgan Freeman does. In fact, if Morgan Freeman sees this painting, he may just retire, because there’s a new Morgan Freeman in the house, and he knows what’s up. If you don’t believe it, here’s a video that shows a jaw-dropping timelapse of the whole thing …
