DETERMINATION OF REQUIRED AMOUNT OF PAINT

A system determines an amount of paint required for a painting job. It performs the following: (a) receive an image of a surface, e.g. part of an automobile. The image comprises an indication of a region of the image, including a sub-region of the surface to be painted; (b) receive a user identification of a painter who will perform a painting job; (c) receive an indication of a paint coverage capability associated with the painter; (d) process the image to determine the sub-region; (e) calculate an area of the sub-region; (f) received an indication of a coverage capability of the paint to be utilized in the painting job; (g) determine the amount of paint, based at least on the area of the sub-region and on the painter paint coverage capability; (h) output an indication of the amount of paint required.