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M 074 / 18303 Color & Quantizationalgorithm output

Solarization Filter

color, tone & quantization

Typeface · Unica One

Real-world algorithm demonstration, applied to a NASA portrait.
Real-world algorithm demonstration, applied to a NASA portrait.Image: NASA / Eileen Collins · scikit-image (public domain)View source ↗

Prompt

Apply a Solarization Filter effect, leaving darker tones unchanged while inverting values above a bright tonal threshold. Create partially negative highlights, strange complementary colors, and abrupt contour-like transitions where tones cross the threshold. Retain photographic texture rather than adding drawn edges. Keep the original subject and composition.

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Identify

Bright areas have a partially negative effect.

Principle

Above a certain threshold1, pixels are inverted2.

Try it out

Move the border line.

Classification

Calculated image processing result.

Further examples · 8 images

Digital solarized horiz
02 Digital solarized horizA sequence of images demonstrates varying levels of digital solarization. As the threshold moves, the bright areas of the deck chairs and walkway invert into black, demonstrating the calculated image processing effect.N0TABENE · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
X-Ray image of right hand; colored equidensity-series using pseudo-solarization
03 X-Ray image of right hand; colored equidensity-series using pseudo-solarizationThis X-ray image uses colored equidensity lines via solarization. It shows how specific light intensities are mapped to different colors and inverted values to emphasize structural details.Photojack50 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Solarisation
04 SolarisationThe bright stage lights and musician's face show tonal inversion into dark greens and blues. This demonstrates a digital solarization filter where colors above a brightness threshold are mapped to their opposites.Stefan-Xp/Bild-GFDL Vorlage Fremd · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Pseudo Solarisation
05 Pseudo SolarisationA monochrome scene where the edges of the dark windmills are outlined by bright halos. This demonstrates the Sabattier effect look, where partial tonal reversal occurs at high-contrast boundaries.Kuebi = Armin Kübelbeck · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
High leather shaft boots and the photographer's wife Meike in the AMG V8 Biturbo - III - Art Picture - Solarisation
06 High leather shaft boots and the photographer's wife Meike in the AMG V8 Biturbo - III - Art Picture - SolarisationThe metallic surfaces of the shoes exhibit dark mid-tones and inverted highlights. This illustrates the characteristic 'metallic' look generated by applying a solarization curve to a grayscale image.Lupus in Saxonia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Solarized shoes
07 Solarized shoesThe highlights on the high-heeled boots show significant color inversion, appearing as vibrant cyan and brown against pale surroundings. It demonstrates a digital filter recalculating pixel values based on a non-linear luminance threshold.Lupus in Saxonia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Solarisationar
08 SolarisationarThe teapot displays extreme color shifts and contour lines where luminance levels cross inversion points. It shows how a digital solarization filter creates psychedelic bands of color in highlight regions.Original picture: Marshall Astor (http://www.marshallastor.com) Derivative work: Berklas · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons