Texture examples:

(a)	(b) (See larger version below).

Texture examples made with genetic programming.
(More information here).

Mona:

(a) Target	(b) Mask	(c) RGB mode, 600 circles (size 1-40).
(d) Quantized: 128 colours.	(e) Quantized mask: 150 circles (size 1-5)	(f) Mixed: 500 lines (width 1-5), 400 circles (size 1-20).

GA parameters: population size 170, 1000 generations, crossover rate 100%,
mutation rate 75%, tournament size 4, 2-point crossover.

Intervals:

(a) Generation 1	(b) Generation 150	(c) Generation 300
(d) Generation 600	(e) Generation 900	(f) Target

GA parameters: Base chromosome 600 circles (size 10-40), mask chromosome 250 circles (size 1-10),
128 fixed-colour palette, population size 160, crossover rate 100%, mutation rate 80%,
tournament size 4, 2-point crossover.

Red:

(a) Target	(b) Base 400 circles (size 10-40), mask 100 circles (size 1-10).
(c) 400 lines (width 1-7), 2200 gens.	(d) Circles and rectangles, sizes 1-40, 3300 gens.
(e) 100 triangles, no size limits, no alpha, 14200 gens.	(f) 1800 dispersed small circles, size 8, 5700 gens.
6 colours

GA parameters: population size 170, crossover rate 100%, mutation rate 75%
tournament size 4, 2-point crossover, colour palette 128 quantized
colours, alpha-transparency (unless stated otherwise).

Girl:

(a) Target	(b) Result
(c) Target blurred (Gaussian, radius=9.2)	(d) Result blurred (Gaussian, radius=9.2)

GA parameters: base 800 rectangles (size 5-30), mask 250 circles (size 1-5)
population size 168, generations 3000, crossover rate 100%, mutation rate 75%,
tournament size 4, 2-point crossover, 128 quantized colours, alpha.

Painting:

Painting by S. Bergen

Geometric Impressionism:

Portrait by B.J. Ross

Gold:

Target image evolved by genetic programming.

JNetic result

Difference image

Final result after colour editing: Gold by B.J. Ross

Generated images copyright (c) 2009 Steve Bergen and Brian Ross.

Back up: http://www.cosc.brocku.ca/~bross/JNetic/