The phrase
"than the picture" is an idiomatic expression that means something is better or more desirable than what was expected.
Full definition
Is there anything more gorgeous
than a picture of a new parent seeing their baby for the first time?
Rather than pictures of hair on a plain background, the salon's page gives of glimpse of what it is like to be there and what the people that work there are like.
I am not very impressed with the way this dress came... completely
different than the picture not even the same dress and 3 sizes too big when did my own custom size.
Planning a wedding can be stressful, especially when planning in a country that you have never been to and staying at a villa you have never seen
other than pictures on - line.
I ended up with more liquid
than your picture so it's not quite as picturesque, but bite full by bite full it was so tasty!
I just miss the days when I could read in bed and it was something other
than picture books!
The cookies turned out absolutely delicious (just a shade darker
than the picture here because of the almond skin).
The house sleeps six adults very comfortably, the extra beds downstairs are not comfortable and smaller
than the pictures indicated, fine for children.
Love the actual fit and design of the skirt however, it was far more blue and
pink than the picture suggests.
When he showed up on the date, she was about 300 pounds heavier and about 10 years
older than her picture on the dating site.
And don't you at some point have to do the dishes, answer the phone, or even possibly read a book that has more
words than pictures?
I finally meet someone who I think has similar interests and when we meet she's about 100 pounds
heavier than her picture.
And there's more
text than pictures — though sometimes its broken up by a long line of kitten paw prints.
A resume is one instance in which words can say more
than pictures with regard to your accomplishments and experience.