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=== What you see is made of several layers each containing only simple signs ===

=== What you see is made of several layers each containing only simple signs ===

The image rendering is made from simple geometrical shapes. For example select a letter from the alphabet or a mathematical sign an draw it repeatedly on an drawing canvas. Or subdivide the drawing area in four smaller squares, pick some of these little squares by random and repeat this process for several times.

The image rendering is made from simple geometrical shapes. For example select a letter from the alphabet or a mathematical sign and draw it repeatedly on a drawing canvas. Or subdivide the drawing area in four smaller squares, pick some of these little squares by random and repeat this process for several times.

Or select a bulk of points at random positions and paint a smooth curve using these points.

Or select a bulk of points at random positions and paint a smooth curve using these points.

Each of this rendering algorithm draws its output to a separate layer. The final image is a combination of approximately less than dozens of these layers. The layers are organized as a tree. The finally visible layer is composed from two secondary layers. The secondary layers are combined from layers below. Until you reach one of the leafs of this image rendering tree. There are different strategies for combining two layers. A simple example is adding the color values of two layers to build the resulting layer. A more complex composing strategy is using one of the layer as an mask channel to clip the other layer.

Each of this rendering algorithm draws its output to a separate layer. The final image is a combination of approximately less than dozens of these layers. The layers are organized as a tree. The finally visible layer is composed from two secondary layers. The secondary layers are combined from layers below. Until you reach one of the leafs of this image rendering tree. There are different strategies for combining two layers. A simple example is adding the color values of two layers to build the resulting layer. A more complex composing strategy is using one of the layer as an mask channel to clip the other layer.

Kandid can display all the details an image is made from. Select "Explain details" and wait a view seconds. Then the program shows a scrollable view with all image layers and how they are combined. The final image is made of nothing more the the displayed details but the effects during composing are often hard to understand.

Kandid can display all the details an image is made from. Select "Explain details" and wait a few seconds. Then the program shows a scrollable view with all image layers and how they are combined. The final image is made of nothing more the the displayed details but the effects during composing are often hard to understand.

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