Lin Gao at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and his colleagues have developed an algorithm that instantly turns a rudimentary line sketch of a person’s face into a photo portrait.

Researchers have found a way to turn simple line drawings into photo-realistic facial ... the software refers to a database of faces and facial components, and considers how each facial element ...

It could be that the act of transforming any complex, 3-dimensional mental representation into a simplified, 2-dimensional line drawing is where the difficulty lies. Simplified faces What would ...

Abstract faces are adorning our favourite homeware pieces right now. Here are seven must-buy accessories to try the look yourself. Line drawing and abstract expression of the human form are ...

Self-taught French artist Pierre Emmanuel Godet has attempted to make his work as basic as possible by painstakingly drawing ... faces from across the decades with just one single continuous line.