3D Printed Stencils for Texturing Flat Surfaces

TL;DR

This paper presents a system that uses 3D printed stencils derived from image stippling to texture flat surfaces with spray paint, combining image decomposition, stippling, stencil generation, and simulation.

Contribution

It introduces a novel pipeline for creating 3D printed stencils from images for textured spray painting applications.

Findings

Effective decomposition of images into layers for stencil creation

Successful simulation of spray-painting effects through generated stencils

Potential for automated textured surface design

Abstract

We address the problem of texturing flat surfaces by spray-painting through 3D printed stencils. We propose a system that (1) decomposes an image into alpha-blended layers; (2) computes a stippling given a transparency channel; (3) generates a 3D printed stencil given a stippling and (4) simulates the effects of spray-painting through the stencil.