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Tools · Updated 24 Oct, 03:05 am IST

Simon Willison's Quick Study paints photos in the browser using canvas

Image: Simon Willison

Why it matters for readers: Gives a quick, visual way to see how software can turn photos into paintings directly in your browser.

  • Quick Study opens a photo and rapidly paints a version of it on a canvas with a simulated paintbrush.1
  • The demo was built by Simon Willison and prompted to Claude Opus 5.5 High.1
  • It implements Sobel edge detection and does not use external libraries beyond Google Fonts.1
  • The project follows Willison's earlier experiment using Claude Fable to simulate a watercolor illustration with P5.js.1
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