FluidPaint: An Interactive Digital Painting System using Real Wet Brushes

FluidPaint is a novel digital paint system using real brushes. A new interactive canvas, accurately registering brush footprints and paint strokes in high precision has been developed. It is based on the real-time imaging of brushes and other painting instruments as well as the real-time co-located rendering of the painting results. This new painting user interface enhances the user experience and artists expressiveness. User tests demonstrate the intuitive nature of FluidPaint, naturally integrating interface elements of traditional painting in a digital paint system.

This work will be presented at IEEE TableTop 2009.

Authors: Peter Vandoren, Luc Claesen, Tom Van Laerhoven, Johannes Taelman, Chris Raymaekers & Frank Van Reeth.
Hasselt University - tUL - IBBT Expertise Centre for Digital Media Belgium http://research.edm.uhasselt.be/tvanlaerhoven

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• FluidPaint
• interactive
• digital
• painting
• brushes
• uhasselt
• tabletop

[infernonecro130]

wait wait... Why must you do that when you have an intuos4 and a cintiq 21ux right at your side? 0_0

[xArcanexAngelx]

For all the people dissing this, think about it; its an eco friendly way of producing art :)

[0rison]

I hope your publications acknowledge Richard Greene --

"The drawing prism: a versatile graphic input device" (1985)

[RhodderzX]

@infernonecro130 because you dont get the same feel, this is mainly trying to emulate precisley painting with real brushes and paints

[AlvaroVonKunstler]

How do I get this, I want it!

[OikuFA]

yeah, an abstract piece is really gonna show of the capabilities here. well done. /sarcasm

[ibeamy]

interesting and it IS cool that the leftover paint won't go into the water system, etc. i know a lot of them are carsenogenics (s/p?) BUT as a fine art major i have to say, if you aren't working with your hands, it's just not the same thing. >_<

[Holdsworthands]

@judasking what is the "real" world? the colours don't even exist, are just reflections of the light... think of it :)

[SupaPoopaScoopa]

Typically a painting takes much more than a thousand strokes and operations, last thing anyone needs is more operations.

Locating, and maneuvering a new tool into my hand every-time I want a slightly different effect would annoy the hell out of me. I only care about getting whats in my head down visually, as quick as possible.

[qwertykidy]

umm well i dont see what is wrong with a proper canvas and proper paint but still cool

[miichgirl]

so cool