Generating imitation custom artwork by simulating brush strokes and enhancing edges
First Claim
1. A method for modifying an initial image to produce a resulting image having the appearance of custom art work, comprisingstoring a pixellated representation of said initial image in an electronic memory,inspecting pixels of said pixellated representation of said initial image to derive, without human input, modifications which reduce the precision of said initial image in a manner simulating techniques used by humans to produce custom art work,automatically applying said modifications to said pixels of said pixellated representation of said initial image to generate a pixellated representation of said resulting image, by blurring said initial image to form a background, and then selecting and modifying portions of said initial image over said blurred background, andproducing a visual output of said resulting image.
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Abstract
The precision of an initial image is reduced through image automatic processing in a manner simulating techniques used in the production of a custom art work. The resulting image, although generated without human intervention, has a pleasing, customized appearance which can be desirable to consumers seeking decorative art work. One way of reducing the precision of the initial image is modifying portions of the image to have more uniform luminance, color saturation, or color hue, producing a resulting image appearing to contain brush strokes. Alternatively, the precision of the initial image is reduced by locating contrast edges in the image, and modifying the luminance along these edges, producing a resulting image in which objects and features are outlined and have an enhanced definition from the background.
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1. A method for modifying an initial image to produce a resulting image having the appearance of custom art work, comprising
storing a pixellated representation of said initial image in an electronic memory, inspecting pixels of said pixellated representation of said initial image to derive, without human input, modifications which reduce the precision of said initial image in a manner simulating techniques used by humans to produce custom art work, automatically applying said modifications to said pixels of said pixellated representation of said initial image to generate a pixellated representation of said resulting image, by blurring said initial image to form a background, and then selecting and modifying portions of said initial image over said blurred background, and producing a visual output of said resulting image.
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18. Apparatus for modifying an initial image to produce a resulting image having the appearance of custom art work, comprising
an electronic memory storing a pixellated representation of said initial image, computing circuitry inspecting pixels of said pixellated representation of said initial image to derive, without human input, modifications which reduce the precision of said initial image in a manner simulating techniques used by humans to produce custom art work, and automatically applying said modifications to said pixels of said pixellated representation of said initial image to generate a pixellated representation of said resulting image, by blurring said initial image to form a background, and then selecting and modifying portions of said initial image over said blurred background, and an output port for connection to an output device capable of producing a visual output of said resulting image.
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