Digital paint generation mix control
AssigneeAdobe Inc.
InventorsMark M. Randall, Abraham Moshe Muchnick, Benoit Ambry, Kushith C. Amerasinghe Godagamage, Jean-Sylvere Charles Simonet
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Digital paint generation techniques and systems are described that are configured to bridge a perceived divide between functionality made available to users to create digital image and the users' understanding as to how this functionality is to be used. In one example, a mix control is used to adjust color and/or physical digital paint properties to generate digital paint. Further, feedback is also supported such that the digital paint generated from properties is changed in real time as changes are made to the properties, e.g., amounts of digital paint properties used to generate the digital paint.
Claims20
In a digital paint generation environment, a method implemented by at least one computing device, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the at least one computing device, a user selection of a first representation of a first digital paint property and a second representation of a second digital paint property via a user interface;
- associating, by the at least one computing device based on the user selection, the first representation of the first digital paint property with a first end of a first axis of a mix control and the second representation of the second digital paint property with a second end of the first axis of the mix control;
- receiving, by the at least one computing device, a user input involving user interaction with the mix control via the user interface;
- determining, by the at least one computing device, a relationship of the user input to the first and second ends of the first axis of the mix control in the user interface;
- generating, by the at least one computing device, digital paint using amounts of the first and second digital paint properties based on the determined relationship;
- and
- outputting, by the at least one computing device, the generated digital paint in the user interface.
In a digital paint generation environment, a system comprising:
- a digital paint property selection module implemented at least partially in hardware of at least one computing device to associate representations of digital paint properties with respective ends of a plurality of ends of axes of a multi-axis mix control in a user interface in response to user selection of the representations;
- a mix control module implemented at least partially in the hardware of the at least one computing device to determine a relationship of a single user input to the plurality of ends of the axes of the multi-axis mix control in the user interface;
- and
- a digital paint generation module implemented at least partially in the hardware of the at least one computing device to generate digital paint for output in the user interface using amounts of the associated digital paint properties based on the relationship.
In a digital paint generation environment, a system comprising:
- means for associating a first representation of a first digital paint property with a first end of an axis of a mix control and a second representation of a second digital paint property with a second end of the axis of the mix control in response to a user selection from a plurality of representations of a plurality of digital paint properties via a user interface;
- means for determining a relationship of a user input to the first and second ends of the axis of the mix control in the user interface;
- and
- means for generating digital paint using amounts of the first and second digital paint properties based on the determined relationship.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.