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Painterly app creates digital paintings stroke by stroke, no AI

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Hacker News ·

Painterly is an open-source app that transforms images into digital paintings by applying strokes one by one, without using generative AI. A free demo is available on GitHub. The project invites community feedback and contributions.

Meridian48 take
A refreshing counterpoint to AI-generated art, but its niche appeal and manual process may limit mainstream adoption.
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