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Genart is an application that transforms your target image into uniquely stylized artwork. Smaller images are used as building blocks to reconstruct the target picture.
This tool is perfect for artists, designers, or anyone looking to experiment with creative and abstract image representations.
Genart offers a powerful yet easy-to-use interface, allowing full control over the image reconstruction process with a wide range of tweakable parameters. Key features include:
- Reconstruct any image using a selected set of smaller images as building blocks.
- Save your artwork in multiple formats, including PNG, JPG, WEBP, and JSON, for integration into custom projects.
- Load various image formats, including PNG, JPG, SVG, JPEG, BMP, and WEBP.
- Animate your creations with Genart’s integrated animator.
- Optimize results effortlessly with predefined modes: SUPER_FAST, FAST, PERFORMANCE, and QUALITY.
- Access tested default image collections for quick and effortless artwork generation.
- Customize every aspect of the algorithm with a wide range of adjustable parameters.
- Guide the algorithm intelligently using an automatically generated weight texture, prioritizing key areas of the image. Users can also provide a custom weight texture to refine specific regions.
Genart is available through the following options:
- Itch.io
- The latest GitHub release
- Building the project locally using Godot 4.3.
Genart provides an extensive range of configurable settings, allowing users to adjust the attributes of its algorithms through a dedicated interface. Additionally, pre-tested presets are available to produce high-quality results, offering a practical option for users who may not have prior knowledge of the underlying algorithms.
After the image is generated, you can apply animations, which are built into Genart by default. These function similarly to vertex shaders, allowing you to create animations like the following:
Note that animations are exported as a sequence of images, therefore using a tool such as ffmpeg is required in order to generate a video or gif.
Genart includes a set of post-processing effects that are applied after the shapes are generated, meaning they do not interfere with the core algorithm.
Currently, the available post-processing effects include:
- Hue Shift
- Value Shift
- Saturation Shift
- RGB Shift
- CIELAB Shift
Below are some examples showcasing the possibilities of the post-processing pipeline, achieved by combining multiple effects:
Contributions of all kinds are welcome! If you’re interested in contributing to this project, please take a moment to review CONTRIBUTING.md file.
Here are some examples demonstrating Genart's versatility, using different shapes to create a diverse range of artistic styles:
