IG_FX_pointillist

This function applies an effect to an image that makes it appear to have been painted in the pointillism style of painting.

Declaration:

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AT_ERRCOUNT ACCUAPI IG_FX_pointillist( HIGEAR hIGear, AT_INT pointSize, AT_INT pointType, AT_INT smoothness, HIGPIXEL hColor );

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
hIGear	HIGEAR	Image to which to apply pointillist effect.
pointSize	AT_INT	Average size of each point (in pixels).
pointType	AT_INT	Type of brush to use for each point. Determines the shape of the point.
smoothness	AT_INT	Smoothness factor for each point. This value typically ranges from 0 to 100.
hColor	HIGPIXEL	Specifies a background color to use. If this parameter is null, all points fit together smoothly with no gaps. If this parameter specifies a background a color, there are some occasional gaps which are set to the specified background color. The color should have the same color space and channel depths as the image to which the effect is applied.

Return Value:

Returns the number of ImageGear errors that occurred during this function call.

Supported Raster Image Formats:

All pixel formats supported by ImageGear Professional, except:
Indexed RGB – 1 bpp;
Grayscale – 1 bpp.

The smoothness parameter is ignored for:
Indexed RGB with non-grayscale palette.
Images that have a Grayscale LUT attached to them.

Sample:

Image Processing

Remarks:

The painted points are randomly generated, hence creating a slightly different look to the image each time the method is applied with the exact same settings.