Digital image manipulation: an interdisciplinary approach.

Image manipulation programs allow users to retouch drawings or photographs. Using these tools for artistic image manipulation is a demanding task. In this paper we present a novel methodology, based on efficient image processing algorithms in combination with Cellular Automata, to create a very versatile and autonomous means for altering digital images. The system presents a newly achieved level of autonomous creativity in addition to minimising the effort for retouching images from an artistic point of view. We present an evaluation of an experimental implementation of our method and provide suggestions for its applicability.