v2.1.0

🎉 FEATURES

• Implemented user mask texture and drawing system.
• Added drag and zoom functionality for generated and target textures.

Rendering changes

• Introduced a local renderer for faster and more consistent rendering.
• All rendering is done with local renderers.
• Added master renderer for uniform output.
• Implemented automatic freeing of Texture2DRD.

User mask textures now enable applying different shapes to specific objects in the image!

v2.0.0-stable

🚀 What's New in This Update?

🎉 FEATURES

• 10× speed boost! Enjoy significantly faster processing times.
• Expanded image format support – Now supports PNG, JPG, SVG, JPEG, BMP, and WEBP.
• Major UI/UX redesign – Huge thanks to DancingEngie for contributing!
• New weight texture generators – Enhances feature detection for smarter and faster shape placement.
• Multiple color post-processing VFX – More creative control over your output:
  • Hue Shift
  • Value Shift
  • Saturation Shift
  • RGB Shift
  • CIELAB Shift
• New SUPER_FAST preset for rapid results on simple images.
• Numerous minor bugs from v1.0.0 have been fixed.

⚡ OPTIMIZATIONS

• Dynamic shape spawner – Optimized shape placement reduces search space and improves efficiency with:
  • Weighted position sampling – Prioritizes key areas in the image based on weight textures, accelerating convergence.
  • Progress-based size initialization – Refines shape sizes dynamically for a more efficient generation process.
• Adaptive render scaling – Adjusts processed texture sizes for faster execution without sacrificing detail.
• Random-restart Hill Climbing – No need for a full genetic algorithm! The combination of weight textures and dynamic spawning allows faster convergence by iterating multiple Hill Climbing runs.

🎁 EXTRAS

• New contributing guide – Making it easier for developers to get involved.

v1.0.0

Genart is an application designed to transform target images into uniquely stylized artwork by reconstructing them using smaller images as building blocks. This release includes all the core features needed to explore creative and abstract image generation.

Features

• Customizable algorithms: Modify a wide range of settings to create personalized results.
• Preset modes: Choose between FAST, PERFORMANCE, and QUALITY presets for quick optimization.
• Animation support: Generate animations with the built-in animator and export them as image sequences.
• Multiple output formats: Save your creations as PNG, JPG, WEBP, or JSON for custom use.
• Preloaded image collections: Easily create artwork using default collections or your own images.
• Weight Texture: A weight texture guides the algorithm by indicating which areas of the target image are most significant, allowing for prioritized reconstruction in those regions.

What's Included

• The application executable (Windows/Linux).
• Sample smaller image collections for immediate use.

How to Use

• Download the appropriate executable for your system.
• Open Genart and select a target image.
• Choose a smaller image collection or load your own.
• Customize settings or use the presets to generate artwork.
• Export your result in your preferred format.