From photograph to paint by numbers.

Compare the original photograph, colour layout and numbered preview. These are technical demonstrations using CC0 photographs, not customer projects or AI-generated images.

Cat: fur and facial detail

Cat: fur and facial detail: Original photograph
Original photograph · 451 × 300 px
Cat: fur and facial detail: Engine colour layout
Engine colour layout · 451 × 300 px
Cat: fur and facial detail: Numbered scheme
Numbered scheme · 451 × 300 px

Settings: 24 colours requested, 24 used; 221 regions; adult_3; production; maximum dimension 512 px; minimum region 12 px. Engine 0.16.13.

What to look for: the face and eyes remain recognisable, while fine fur texture is simplified. Automated checks passed; this does not establish number readability in a physical print.

Photo: Stefan van der Walt · CC0 · Licence evidence · Source

Coffee: porcelain and wood texture

Coffee: porcelain and wood texture: Original photograph
Original photograph · 600 × 400 px
Coffee: porcelain and wood texture: Engine colour layout
Engine colour layout · 512 × 341 px
Coffee: porcelain and wood texture: Numbered scheme
Numbered scheme · 512 × 341 px

Settings: 24 colours requested, 23 used; 175 regions; adult_3; production; maximum dimension 512 px; minimum region 12 px. Engine 0.16.13.

What to look for: the cup and saucer remain recognisable, while wood grain is simplified. Review required: the engine used 23 of 24 requested colours (palette_count_reduced). This result is not presented as having passed every check.

Photo: Rachel Michetti · CC0 · Licence evidence · Source

Before printing

These are reduced-size digital previews, not ready-to-manufacture kit files. Generation used a 400 mm canvas width while preserving the photo proportions. Number readability, small regions, real-paint matching and a test print require separate human review.

Settings, provenance and file SHA-256 checksums

How to prepare a photo for paint by numbers

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