This tool makes it easy to convert photos into topographic-map-like renderings. This project takes inspiration from Sierra Mancia’s Marching Waves, and Shading from shape, the eikonal equation solved by grey-weighted distance transform.
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There are several ways to try it out:
- Use the GitHub Pages
- Open
index.htmlvia a local server or in your browser - Explore the Notebook if you like to code
Creating images with this tool is similar to tracking a wave moving through a puddle. Starting at the seed points, the wave moves outward across the image (our puddle). Dim areas allow the wave to move rapidly, while bright areas slow it down. The shape of the wave is recorded on a regular interval until it fully fills the image. The combination of all these shapes creates a unique rendering of the original image.
Playing with negative space is a fun addition to these images. To add a mask, edit your image to be grayscale, and add a monocolored layer over regions you want to exclude. The site will automatically register this layer as a mask.
| Masked input | TopoLines |
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