A Work in Progress: paint-by-number



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paint-by-number
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step 1 of 8

start with the source image: a very colorful animal

Creation of paint-by-number: Step 1
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step 2 of 8

select out the animal or whatever and fill it with white, mask out the background and ...

Creation of paint-by-number: Step 2

step 3 of 8

add a very faded desaturated version of the animal on top of the white for reference only

Creation of paint-by-number: Step 3

step 4 of 8

draw the lines in, using cyan or some other similar color, kind of like the color used in old paint-by-number sets ...

Creation of paint-by-number: Step 4

step 5 of 8

add numbers ...

Creation of paint-by-number: Step 5

step 6 of 8

for the "paint", apply a median filter to the animal and boost saturation somewhat, this will be the top layer which will be partially masked away ...

Creation of paint-by-number: Step 6

step 7 of 8

a partial mask is applied to this layer so that the "paint" shows up in some areas and not in others ...

Creation of paint-by-number: Step 7

step 8 of 8

the mask in action

Creation of paint-by-number: Step 8

Final result

Creation of paint-by-number: Final Result

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