Color Transfer Brush

Abstract

In this paper, we introduce an interactive tool for local color transfer. The new technique is based on the observation that color transfer operations are local in nature while at the same time should adhere global consistency. We introduce a brush by which the user specifies the source and destination image regions for color transfer. Color statistics in the source region are transferred to the destination region. A global optimization is then applied to eliminate vi- sual discontinuities that may result by the local operations. We demonstrate that our tool is easy to use yet effective in quickly generating diverse artistic effects.