Tools and Products

Gertrudis Graphics´ GMX-PhotoPainter is a stand alone Mac and Windows program that transforms an image into an original artwork. Users can start with an existing picture, such as from a digital camera or scanner, or a 3D rendering or painting from another program or imaging application. GMX-PhotoPainter performs a topological analysis of the image´s content and builds a matrix of flow direction vectors. Users can then paint a few quick strokes across the desired features of the image. The program uses this information to generate what looks like hand-drawn art. The product includes several standard, ready-to use styles that imitate traditional media: water color, oil painting, crayon, and pen and ink. Users can also create their own styles, customizing the brush shape, texture, color-sampling technique, and other features. There are more than 40 different parameters, ranging from common ones such as width, length, and transparency to more sophisticated ones such as color variation and ink behavior. GMX-PhotoPainter has been rewritten in highly optimized C++, which Gertrudis Graphics claims produces a natural response to the painting operations in real time.