Instant Artwork (Avatar Effect)

A simple pixel artwork generator created in C++ and OpenCV (created mostly to learn C++).

Original Picture	Pixelated Picture

Getting Started

To use this one your system, clone the repository, install the prerequisities and use the make file to generate the compiled code.

Prerequisites

You will need to install OpenCV on your computer.

Usage

First you need to compile the code:

make

Then to actually run the actual program, just run:

./instant_artwork <picture_file> <output_file>

Acknowledgements

This project was inspired by Kensuke Koike's tweet.

I would totally recommend that you check out the rest of the original creator's work.