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What did Renaissance painters use the camera obscura for?

Optical rendering in color.

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  1. Optical rendering in color ✔
  2. Mixing paint faster
  3. Stretching canvas

Why: Renaissance painters used the camera obscura, which gives an optical rendering in color.

Huh, didn't know that: Renaissance painters used the camera obscura, which gives an optical rendering in color.

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Painters saw the light through the camera obscura.
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Answer: Optical rendering in color. Renaissance painters used the camera obscura, which gives an optical rendering in color.

  1. Photography en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography
    Renaissance painters used the camera obscura which, in fact, gives the optical rendering in color
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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