Eric Jumper visualized this information in a dramatic way on a primitive analog computer (VP8 image analyzer). Then in 1978 as part of the STURP tests, Dr.

Apparently, the image records the cloth/body distance. WND: How was the Shroud's encoded 3D information discovered?ĭowning: In 1902, French biologist Paul Vignon noted that the darkest areas of the body image on the Shroud cloth corresponded to those parts of the body which would be closest to the cloth. Then I got excited about the prospect of creating a portrait of Jesus from the Shroud's 3D information and presented my work to a TV executive. That work appeared in a TV special and garnered me an Emmy for individual achievement in a craft. Just prior to this undertaking I had gained some notoriety by creating the first photographs of Lincoln since his assassination and some video as well. Ray Downing: As a 3D computer graphics artist, I had known about the 3D information encoded in the Shroud, and it seemed like a natural fit for me. WND: What motivated you to undertake a portrait of Jesus based on the Shroud of Turin's 3D information? Then in 2017, it was updated and re-named, 'The Face of Jesus Uncovered?' Ray Downing was interviewed by Myra Adams who has written extensively about the Shroud of Turin and believes in its authenticity. Millions saw his work on the History Channel's popular documentary called 'The Real Face of Jesus?' that aired every Easter season from 2010 through 2016. Downing is known for incorporating the Shroud's 3D distance information into life-like images of Jesus. To help us explain this unusual Shroud characteristic is Ray Downing, an Emmy award-winning graphic artist. This shocked Secondo Pia, who first photographed the Shroud in 1898.Īdding to the continuing mystery over how the male image was formed and the substance comprising that image was the discovery the Shroud contains 3D 'distance information.' But, when photographed and viewed as a negative, a realistic photo-like image depiction of a man emerges. Credit: Giorgio Bracaglia / Holy Shroud Guild PPFįurthermore, the Shroud image, when seen by the naked eye, is a faint rust-like color.

Marks running the length of the Shroud on both sides of the image are from a fire in 1532 that almost destroyed the Shroud. The Shroud of Turin (vertical position) how it looks to the naked eye.

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