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Painty

By On October 7, 2009 In Graphics Algorithms, Painty With Comments Off on Painty Permanent Link to PaintyPermalink

Painty's node-based workflow.

Painty’s node-based workflow.

Paint·y:

  1. Of, coated with, or soiled with paint: a painty finish; painty overalls.
  2. Having a crudely or clumsily painted surface: The stage set consisted chiefly of painty scenery.

I am developing experimental, stroke-based rendering software—affectionately known as Painty. The software takes a photo, 3D rendering, or some other image as input, perceptually deconstructs it, then rebuilds a new image as a sequence of brush strokes.

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Portraits: Communications of the ACM Magazine

By On January 24, 2012 In Painty With Comments Off on Portraits: Communications of the ACM Magazine Permanent Link to Portraits: Communications of the ACM MagazinePermalink

One of four generative paintings made with my algorithmic painting software that appeared in the February, 2012 issue of Communications of the ACM.

The photos were provided by each subject and varied in quality. This image, a studio shot taken by a photographer, was the best.