Patent ID: 7205995
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. a process of using a computer to enable to convert a digital image into a painting while directing the user how to paint said painting, said process comprising of the following steps: a. providing means to feed said computer with any digital picture, and b. modifying, if needed, the digital appearance of said digital picture and enhancing the quality of said digital picture, and c. providing means to crop said digital picture to contain only portions desirable for painting, and d. matching the cropped digital picture to any selected surface which may be of any size or material, and e. determining list of paints or other pigmented mediums and their mixes to be mapped onto the different colors regions of the picture, and f. simulating the finished painting on the computer screen for purposes of previewing said finished painting with a set of finishing options applied to it, including frames, matting, surface to surface matching and color combinations, and g. generating a supply shopping list that details the materials, tools and paints, including quantities, that are needed for painting said painting, and f. printing line drawings on a collection of sheets of papers to be arranged on said selected surface for tracing and transferring said line drawings onto the surface, and h. generating detailed instructions on how to cover said line drawing on said surface with paints or other pigmented mediums, including formulas how to mix pre-made paints in order to reach the appropriate color for each region on said line drawing, whereby a user can paint any object out of a digital picture on any surface of the user's choosing, and create a high quality ‘professional looking’ painting with likeness to the source digital picture.