Artistic Texture Application in Digital Image Editing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing digital image editing techniques limit user control over the application of artistic elements, restricting the ability to experiment with different textures and colors in generating artistic images that mimic traditional artistic media.

Innovation Solution

A method that allows users to select and apply textures and colors to images through a graphical user interface, generating texturized and colorized images based on user input, enabling control over texture levels and color levels, and combining these elements to produce an artistic output.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If predefined artistic elements are applied to images, then the image editing process is simplified, but user control over the editing experience is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of image editingVSAvoiduser control over editing

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The artistic element application process is segmented into multiple independent adjustable parameters including texture type selection, texture level control, color level control, and opacity adjustments. Each parameter can be modified independently to achieve desired artistic effects while maintaining user control throughout the editing process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system transitions from static predefined artistic elements to dynamic, adjustable parameters. Users can dynamically adjust texture levels, color levels, and opacity values in real-time to control the intensity and appearance of artistic effects, enabling both ease of operation and adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If users can experiment with different artistic elements, then user control and versatility improve, but the complexity of the editing process increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser control over editingVSAvoidediting process complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The graphical user interface implements a universal control framework that handles multiple artistic element types (textures, colors, effects) through a single set of adjustment mechanisms. The same interface controls work across different artistic elements, reducing perceived complexity while maintaining versatility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system manages complexity by organizing controls around key parameters (texture level, color level, opacity) that can be adjusted independently. This parameter-based approach allows users to control multiple artistic elements through a consistent interface pattern, making the editing process more manageable despite the variety of available effects.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS9053568B2Applying a realistic artistic texture to images

Publication Date: 2015.06.09 APPLE INC

AI summary

Techniques are disclosed to provide user control over the manipulation of a digital image. The disclosed techniques enable a user to apply various textures that mimic traditional artistic media to a selected image. User selection of a texture level results in the blending of texturized versions of the selected image in accordance with the selected texture level. User selection of a color level results in the adjustment of color properties of the selected image that are included in the output image. Control of the image selection, texture type selection, texture level selection, and color level selection may be provided through an intuitive graphical user interface.