Stencil Creator
You can generate a multi-layer stencil, a cut-out template that can be used to paint with color onto a surface, from an uploaded image (JPG/PNG, under 2MB). The stencil acts as a binary mask that decides if the color reaches the surface or not.
Cost / License
- Free
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Online
Features
- Export to SVG
Tags
- stencil
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What is Stencil Creator?
This website can support you to generate a connected, optimal, and physically stable multi-layer stencil from your input image.
A stencil is a thin sheet of material, such as paper, plastic, or metal, with certain patterns cut from it. Applying a pigment through the cut-out holes produces a design on an underlying surface. Using multiple overlapping stencil layers, artists can create intricate, yet reproducible imagery on a variety of surfaces.
Traditionally, artists have to design not only the final appearance, but also each individual stencil layer. A stencil layer needs to be connected, geometrically simple, and physically stable. Taking all these constraints into account during the design process is difficult and unintuitive even for skilled artists.
For a given user design, our algorithm automatically generates a set of stencil layers satisfying all required properties. The task is formulated as a constrained energy optimization problem and solved efficiently. Experiments, including a user study, are carried out to examine the complete algorithm as well as each individual step.
Comments and Reviews
It's super simple and has one function, creating layered colors which combine to form a rudimentary version of an uploaded image.