A method of generating seamless texture using GA

This paper proposed a method of generating seamless textures by means of a genetic algorithm (GA). When the texture of a large region is built up from textures in regions of finite size, textural discontinuities usually arise at the boundaries between these regions. A seamless texture is one in which such discontinuities do not occur. A fractal method has been proposed for the generation of seamless textures, but in that method it is difficult to predict what seamless texture will be generated. Pattern generation cannot be controlled in such a way that a texture similar to an already generated seamless texture will be produced. In this paper an attempt is made to solve this problem by applying the GA to texture generation, yielding seamless textures that are similar to seamless textures previously generated. This method can also be used to generate multiple seamless textures. By using the proposed method, a texture with a user‐selected pattern can be generated from simultaneously displayed seamless textures. In addition, to avoid monotonous behavior due to the arrangement of textures of a single kind, a method of generating seamless textures with the same boundary but with different internal pattern (group texture) is proposed. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Syst Comp Jpn, 35(2): 91–99, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/scj.1229