Optimizing Anamorphic Sculptures

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At each step meshes are moved and adjusted so the rendered silhouette comes closer to the target image. Meshes are placed at random, the silhouette is rendered and compared to the target image. Edges are what make a silhouette recognizable The naive approach is to compare the rendered silhouette with the target image and adjust the objects. A penalty for painting outside the target silhouette (spill). The quality of the silhouette edges (outline).

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