The Authentic-Synthetic Art Project: Introduction
The Authentic-Synthetic Art Project (authsynthart) is an exploration of the creative possibilities of high-context image manipulation tools.
High-context tools are apps that take user input in the form of an image, do a significant amount of modification, and then output a stylized version of the original image. They typically allow for limited intervention by the user in the stylization process apart from selecting some initial options.
Examples of high-context tools on iOS include the Tinrocket apps, Pop-a-Graph, Brushstroke and Glaze.
These tools can produce beautiful, stylized renditions of any kind of image, including photographs, sketches, modeled scenes, and abstract designs.
We're going to explore how these tools might fit into a workflow, and use them in two larger projects: an animation and an illusory image.