Simon Willison's Quick Study paints photos with simulated brushstrokes
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Built from a prompt to Claude Opus 5.5 High, the artifact repaints an uploaded photo in a few seconds using a canvas element and simulated paintbrush. It relies on Sobel edge detection with no external libraries beyond Google Fonts.
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