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youtube video showing the process https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuygOYZ1Ngo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuygOYZ1Ngo

• Houshalter 10y ago
  Thank you. A lot more information in that video than in the article. Looks like it was half human and half algorithm. Still very interesting way of making imitation paintings.
• bhrgunatha 10y ago
  They said they incorporated the height map from the original. How did they obtain them? Do museums/galleries/owners let scientists or engineers study the layers of paint of the physical paintings?
  • huuu 10y ago
    Yes they let scientists study the layers. You can create hight maps by casting light from each side of the painting and using the shadows for your hight map calculations.
    • huuu 10y ago
      Edit: this (old) tutorial shows how you can do it yourself: http://zarria.net/nrmphoto/nrmphoto.html http://zarria.net/nrmphoto/nrmphoto.html I think a flat bed scanner is great for creating those maps. Just scan your peace 4 times each time rotating it 90 degrees.
• return0 10y ago
  Off-topic, but how do you guys feel when pretending to code for the camera?