WO2016197124A1

WO2016197124A1 - Art canvas systems, devices, and methods to create and use the same

Info

Publication number: WO2016197124A1
Application number: PCT/US2016/036051
Authority: WO
Inventors: Kevin West; Kelly HIPSKIND
Original assignee: Kevin West; Hipskind Kelly
Priority date: 2015-06-04
Filing date: 2016-06-06
Publication date: 2016-12-08

Abstract

Art canvas systems, devices, and methods to create and use the same. In an exemplary method of the present disclosure, the method comprises the steps of generating an outline image having and a plurality of color indicia from a photographic image, the outline image containing a plurality of outlines corresponding to transitions between a plurality of shading intensities determined from the photographic image; and producing a printed canvas/substrate having the outline image and the plurality of color indicia printed thereon by printing the outline image and the plurality of color indicia onto a blank canvas/substrate.

Description

ART CANVAS SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS TO

CREATE AND USE THE SAME

PRIORITY

The present application is related to, and claims the priority benefit of, U.S. Provisional

Patent Application Serial No. 62/199,122, filed July 30, 2015, U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 62/174,376, filed June 11, 2015, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 62/171,013, filed June 4, 2015. The contents of the foregoing patent applications and patents are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety into this disclosure.

BACKGROUND

Several businesses are currently operating whereby their customers participate by painting on a canvas, where typically all participants are instructed to paint the same image. Attendees are typically not traditional artists but do have an interest in painting something that they hope will ultimately look nice.

For people who believe that they lack the ability to paint something nice, being instructed on how to do so may hopefully alleviate that concern. However, it can be understood that may people do not participate in such mass-painting events with the fear that they may ultimately waste their time and money. If people are generally concerned that they can't paint a house, a flower, a landscape, etc., even with general instruction, most likely those same people would not even consider attempting to paint a portrait or other picture of a person.

In view of the same, systems and devices useful to generate a substrate with easy guidance to paint a complex image, such as a portrait, would be well received in the marketplace.

BRIEF SUMMARY

The present disclosure includes disclosure of a) a system for generating a custom canvas and/or a stock canvas, b) custom canvases and stock canvases, c) event packages, d) kit packages, e) software configured to generate a custom canvas and/or a stock canvas, and f) computer and other peripheral hardware configured to generate a custom canvas and/or a stock canvas, as referenced herein. The present disclosure also includes additional disclosure related to the same.

In an exemplary method, the method comprises the steps of generating a processed image from a photographic image, the processed image containing a plurality of shading intensities corresponding to portions of the photographic image; generating an outline image from the processed image, the outline image containing a plurality of outlines corresponding to transitions between the plurality of shading intensities of the processed image; generating a plurality of color indicia corresponding to the plurality of shading intensities of the processed image; and producing a printed canvas/substrate having the outline image and the plurality of color indicia printed thereon by printing the outline image and the plurality of color indicia onto a blank canvas/substrate. In an exemplary method, the plurality of color indicia comprises five color indicia corresponding to the plurality of shading intensities. In an exemplary method, the plurality of color indicia are arranged as a grid upon the canvas/substrate. In an exemplary method, the photographic image is submitted by a provider via a network to a system computer having software thereon, wherein the software is configured to generate the processed image from the photographic image, to generate the outline image from the processed image, and to generate the plurality of color indicia. In an exemplary method, the step of producing the printed canvas/substrate is performed using a printer operatively connected to the system computer, the printer configured to print directly onto the blank canvas/substrate. In an exemplary method, the step of producing the printed canvas/substrate is performed using a printer operatively connected to the system computer, the printer configured to print directly onto the blank canvas/substrate, wherein the blank canvas/substrate comprises a stretched canvas comprising a material affixed to a support comprising a plurality of perimeter support structures. In an exemplary method, the method further comprises the step of obtaining the photographic image prior to the step of generating the processed image from the photographic image. In an exemplary method, the step of obtaining the photographic image is performed by obtaining the photographic image from a photo booth in communication with a system computer having software thereon, wherein the software is configured to obtain the photographic image from the photo booth, to generate the processed image from the photographic image, to generate the outline image from the processed image, and to generate the plurality of color indicia. In an exemplary method, the step of obtaining the photographic image is performed by obtaining the photographic image from a device in communication with a system computer having software thereon, the device selected from the group consisting of a personal computer, a laptop, a tablet, and a cellular telephone/smartphone, wherein the software is configured to obtain the photographic image from the photo booth, to generate the processed image from the photographic image, to generate the outline image from the processed image, and to generate the plurality of color indicia. In an exemplary method, the step of obtaining the photographic image is performed by obtaining the photographic image from a submitter, and the method further comprises the step of: providing the printed canvas/substrate to the submitter; wherein the step of providing the printed canvas/substrate is performed by an individual who is not the submitter. In an exemplary method, the method is performed by a kiosk configured to perform the steps of the method. In an exemplary method, the step of obtaining the photographic image is performed by a kiosk comprising a computer having software thereon, wherein the software is configured to obtain the photographic image. In an exemplary method, the software is further configured to transmit the photographic image over a network to a system computer having system computer software thereon, the system computer software configured to generate the processed image from the photographic image, to generate the outline image from the processed image, and to generate the plurality of color indicia. In an exemplary method, the plurality of shading intensities comprises five shading intensities, and wherein the plurality of outlines correspond to transitions between the five shading intensities. In an exemplary method, the plurality of color indicia comprises five color indicia arranged as a grid upon the canvas/substrate. In an exemplary method, the five color indicia are represented by a plurality of numbers. In an exemplary method, the five color indicia are represented by a plurality of letters. In an exemplary method, the plurality of shading intensities comprises six or more shading intensities, and wherein the plurality of outlines correspond to transitions between the six or more shading intensities.

In an exemplary method, the step of obtaining the photographic image is performed by a system computer having software thereon, the photographic image obtained by the system computer from an electronic device in communication with the system computer. In an exemplary method, the software is configured to determine whether or not the photographic image is of sufficient quality so to be able to generate a processed image from the photographic image. In an exemplary method, the software is further configured to request a replacement photographic image if it is determined that the photographic image is not of sufficient quality.

In an exemplary method, the method further comprises the steps of preparing a kit package, the kit package comprising the produced printed canvas/substrate, a plurality of paints, and at least one paintbrush. In an exemplary method, the method further comprises the step of providing the kit package to an individual. In an exemplary method, the photographic image was provided by the individual. In an exemplary method, the method further comprises the steps of generating a second processed image from a second photographic image, the second processed image containing a plurality of shading intensities corresponding to portions of the second photographic image; generating an second outline image from the second processed image, the second outline image containing a plurality of outlines corresponding to transitions between the plurality of shading intensities of the second processed image; generating a second plurality of color indicia corresponding to the plurality of shading intensities of the second processed image; and producing a second printed canvas/substrate having the second outline image and the second plurality of color indicia printed thereon by printing the second outline image and the plurality of color indicia onto a second blank canvas/substrate.

In an exemplary method, the method further comprises the steps of obtaining the photographic image from a first provider prior to the step of generating the processed image from the photographic image; and obtaining the second photographic image prior from a second provider to the step of generating the second processed image from the second photographic image. In an exemplary method, the method further comprises the step of preparing an event kit, the event kit comprising the produced printed canvas/substrate, the produced second printed canvas/substrate, a plurality of paints, and at least two paintbrushes. In an exemplary method, the method further comprises the step of preparing an event kit, the event kit comprising the produced printed canvas/substrate, the produced second printed canvas/substrate, at least two paint kits, at least two paintbrushes, and at least two aprons. In an exemplary method, the method further comprises the step of preparing an event kit, the event kit comprising the produced printed canvas/substrate, the produced second printed canvas/substrate, at least two paint kits, at least two paintbrushes, at least two aprons, and at least two easels. In an exemplary method, the step of producing a printed canvas/substrate is performed using a printer configured to print directly onto the blank canvas/substrate, wherein the blank canvas/substrate is selected from the group consisting of a stretched canvas, a non-stretched board canvas, a t-shirt, a coffee mug, and a page of a coloring book. In an exemplary method, the steps are repeated to produce a plurality of printed canvases/substrates. In an exemplary method, the plurality of printed canvases/substrates each have the same outline image. In an exemplary method, at least two of the plurality of printed canvases/substrates have different outline image.

In an exemplary method, the processed image is provided by a submitter, and wherein the method further comprises the step of producing a second printed canvas substrate having a second outline image, the second outline image generated from a second processed image, the second processed image generated from a second photographic image, the second photographic image not provided by the submitter. In an exemplary method, the software is configured to search form the photographic image within a search database of images and to determine of the photographic image is contained within the search database. In an exemplary method, the software is further configured to request a replacement photographic image if it is determined that the photographic image was contained within the search database. In an exemplary method, the step of obtaining the photographic image is performed by obtaining the photographic image from a submitter, and wherein the software is further configured to request confirmation of copyright ownership from the individual. In an exemplary method, the software is further configured to generate a second outline image from the processed image if the software determines that the outline image is insufficient to produce the printed canvas/substrate.

In an exemplary method, the step of producing a printed canvas/substrate is performed to print one or more pages of a coloring book. In an exemplary method, the steps of said method are repeated so to generate a plurality of printed canvases/substrates, wherein the plurality of printed canvases/substrates comprise a plurality of pages to comprise at least part of a coloring book. In an exemplary method, the step of producing the printed canvas/substrate is further performed by positioning the stretched canvas upon a notched base having a plurality of perimeter grooves defined therein and a raised portion, whereby the plurality of perimeter structures are positioned within the plurality of perimeter grooves so that a back side of the material rests upon the raised portion of the notched base. In an exemplary method, the steps of said method are repeated so to generate a plurality of printed canvases/substrates, and the method further comprises the steps of preparing a kit package, the kit package comprising the produced printed canvas/substrate, a plurality of paints, and at least one paintbrush; and preparing a plurality of additional kit packages, each of the plurality of additional kit packages comprising one of the plurality of printed canvases/substrates, an additional plurality of paints, and at least one paintbrush. In an exemplary method, the method further comprises the step of placing the kit package and at least some of the plurality of additional kit packages into an outer container. In an exemplary method, the step of producing the printed canvas/substrate is further performed by shading a portion of the printed canvas/substrate with at least one color, the at least one color corresponding to at least one of the plurality of color indicia. In an exemplary method, the step of producing the printed canvas/substrate is performed using a three- dimensional printer configured to generate the blank canvas/substrate configured as a three- dimensional blank canvas/substrate having the outline image and the color indicia printed thereon. In an exemplary method, the method further comprises the steps of providing the printed canvas/substrate to an individual; and receiving compensation from the individual for the printed canvas/substrate; wherein the steps of providing and receiving are performed in any order. In an exemplary method, the step of producing the printed canvas/substrate is performed using a printer operatively connected to the system computer, the printer configured to print directly onto the blank canvas/substrate, wherein the blank canvas/substrate comprises a stretched canvas comprising a material affixed to a support comprising a plurality of perimeter support structures, and wherein the stretched canvas does not comprise any support structures that would not form part of the perimeter of the stretched canvas. In an exemplary method, the method further comprises the steps of providing the printed canvas/substrate to an individual; and providing a frame to the individual, the frame configured to retain the printed canvas/substrate. In an exemplary method, the step of obtaining the photographic image is performed by obtaining the photographic image from a submitter; wherein the method further comprises the step of providing the printed canvas/substrate to a person who is not the submitter.

In an exemplary method, the method comprises the steps of generating an outline image having and a plurality of color indicia from a photographic image, the outline image containing a plurality of outlines corresponding to transitions between a plurality of shading intensities determined from the photographic image; and producing a printed canvas/substrate having the outline image and the plurality of color indicia printed thereon by printing the outline image and the plurality of color indicia onto a blank canvas/substrate.

In an exemplary method, the method comprises the steps of generating a processed image from a photographic image; generating an outline image from the processed image; generating a plurality of color indicia corresponding to a plurality of shading intensities of the processed image; and producing a printed canvas/substrate having the outline image and the plurality of color indicia printed thereon by printing the outline image and the plurality of color indicia onto a blank canvas/substrate. In an exemplary method, the step of producing is performed by printing directly onto a blank canvas/substrate comprising a material positioned upon a plurality of perimeter support structures.

In an exemplary method, the method comprises the step of producing a printed canvas/substrate having an outline image and a plurality of color indicia; wherein the outline image contains a plurality of outlines corresponding to transitions between a plurality of shading intensities determined from a photographic image; and wherein the plurality of color indicia are arranged as a grid.

An exemplary printed canvas/substrate of the present disclosure is produced by generating a processed image from a photographic image, the processed image containing a plurality of shading intensities corresponding to portions of the photographic image; generating an outline image from the processed image, the outline image containing a plurality of outlines corresponding to transitions between the plurality of shading intensities of the processed image; generating a plurality of color indicia corresponding to the plurality of shading intensities of the processed image; and producing the printed canvas/substrate having the outline image and the plurality of color indicia printed thereon by printing the outline image and the plurality of color indicia onto a blank canvas/substrate.

An exemplary printed canvas/substrate of the present disclosure is produced by generating an outline image having a plurality of color indicia from a photographic image, the outline image containing a plurality of outlines corresponding to transitions between the plurality of shading intensities; producing the printed canvas/substrate having the outline image and the plurality of color indicia printed thereon by printing the outline image and the plurality of color indicia onto a blank canvas/substrate.

An exemplary printed canvas/substrate of the present disclosure is produced by generating a processed image from a photographic image; generating an outline image from the processed image; generating a plurality of color indicia corresponding to a plurality of shading intensities of the processed image; and producing the printed canvas/substrate having the outline image and the plurality of color indicia printed thereon by printing the outline image and the plurality of color indicia onto a blank canvas/substrate.

The present disclosure also includes printed canvases/substrates, kit packages, event kits, and coloring books, generated at least in accordance with one or more of the aforementioned methods.

An exemplary stretched canvas of the present disclosure comprises a plurality of perimeter structures; and a canvas material positioned upon the plurality of perimeter structures and affixed thereto; wherein the stretched canvas does not comprise any support structures that would not form part of the perimeter of the stretched canvas. In various embodiments, the plurality of perimeter structures are at our about 1/2" thick.

An exemplary system of the present disclosure comprises a system computer comprising a processor and a storage medium, the storage medium having software stored thereon and accessible by the processor to perform a method, comprising the steps of: generating a processed image from a photographic image, the processed image containing a plurality of shading intensities corresponding to portions of the photographic image; generating an outline image from the processed image, the outline image containing a plurality of outlines corresponding to transitions between the plurality of shading intensities of the processed image; and generating a plurality of color indicia corresponding to the plurality of shading intensities of the processed image; and facilitating the production of a printed canvas/substrate having the outline image and the plurality of color indicia printed thereon by operating a printer to print the outline image and the plurality of color indicia onto a blank canvas/substrate.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosed embodiments and other features, advantages, and disclosures contained herein, and the matter of attaining them, will become apparent and the present disclosure will be better understood by reference to the following description of various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1A shows a component block diagram of participants of a system, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. IB shows a general flowchart of tasks and/or communications between/among system participants, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 1C shows a diagram of system participant interactions, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. ID shows a diagram of devices used to facilitate system participant interactions, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2A shows a photograph used to generate a custom or stock canvas, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2B shows a processed image based upon a photograph, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2C shows an outline image based upon a photograph and/or a processed image, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2D shows a custom or stock canvas having numbered indicia thereon, based upon a photograph, a processed image, and/or an outline image, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2E shows a painted custom canvas, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 shows a custom canvas having lettered indicia thereon, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 shows a custom canvas having word and abbreviation indicia thereon, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 shows a custom canvas having shape indicia thereon, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of steps used in connection with an exemplary system, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 shows a sequence of steps to generate a custom canvas from a photograph, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8A shows a block diagram of components of an exemplary event package, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8B shows a block diagram of components of a paint kit, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 shows a block diagram of components of a kit package, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 shows a block diagram of components of a computer, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 11 shows a block diagram of various product offerings, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 shows a monetization diagram based upon purchasing supplies in bulk quantities, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 13 shows a diagram of a system comprising a kiosk and a printer, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 14A shows a photograph having a foreground and a background, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 14B shows an outline image having a foreground but no background, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 15 and 16 show side views of printers, according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG 17 shows a depiction of using transfer paper to transfer a reverse image to generate a custom canvas, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 18 and 19 show flowcharts of steps used in connection with an exemplary system, according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 20 shows a coloring book, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 21 shows a stretched canvas, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 22 shows a top view of a notched base, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 23 shows an outer container having kit packages therein, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 24 shows a custom canvas/substrate having a plurality of color indicia arranged as a grid, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 25 shows a custom canvas/substrate having a selected color corresponding to one of the color indicia colored in, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

An overview of the features, functions and/or configurations of the components depicted in the various figures will now be presented. It should be appreciated that not all of the features of the components of the figures are necessarily described. Some of these non-discussed features, such as various couplers, etc., as well as discussed features are inherent from the figures themselves. Other non-discussed features may be inherent in component geometry and/or configuration. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the present disclosure, reference will now be made to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings, and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of this disclosure is thereby intended.

The present disclosure includes disclosure of various methods, business systems, technology (hardware and software), and business network information related to facilitating the generation of custom artwork.

An exemplary business network of individuals useful to facilitate the generation of custom artwork and finalization of the same by an end user is shown in FIG. 1A. As shown in FIG. 1A, for example, an exemplary business system 50 of the present disclosure comprises the use of one or more art agents 102, whereby art agents 102 perform one or more art agent tasks which may include, but are not limited to, training hosts 104, scheduling art events, facilitating art event registrations, providing supplies, and the like. Art agents 102 communicate with one or more business system representatives 100, such as shown in FIG. 1A, so that information regarding the business, a territory/region addressed by one or more art agents 102, one or more hosts 104, and/or one or more events can be discussed, for example. Art agents 102 can also be responsible for, for example, identification of potential hosts 104 and/or regions/territories to offer services and/or products as referenced herein. Business system representatives 100 can work to identify prospective art agents 102 and/or regions/territories to offer services.

Hosts 104 work with art agents 102 to schedule various art events. For example, a host 104 may be an artist or a non-artist, a business owner or a non-business owner, a student, etc., who may be interested in hosting an art event. Art events can take place at individual residences, for-profit business locations (such as hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, etc.), non- profit business locations, business system-owned locations, etc., and can include one or more participants/requesters 106 who paint or otherwise color a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220 (which may individually or collectively be referred to herein as a printed canvas substrate) prepared for one or more business events. A participant/requester 106 can be an individual who desires to participate in a group painting event, for example, or a individual who desires to paint alone (who requests a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220, as referenced herein). A custom canvas/substrate 210 and a stock canvas/substrate 220 can refer to canvases alone, or other non-canvas substrates, such a t-shirts (or other articles of clothing), coffee mugs, plates, etc., that can be painted or otherwise colored as referenced herein. In at least some embodiments, custom canvas/substrates 210 and/or stock canvas/substrates 220 can comprise traditional stretched canvases, non-stretched board canvases, t-shirts, and the like, of various sizes and colors. For example, custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or stock canvases/substrates 220 can be at or about 16" x 20", 12" x 12", 11" x 14", 8" x 10", 30" x 40", or other sizes, as may be desired.

A custom canvas/substrate 210, as referenced herein, may refer to a unique or limited- run series of custom canvases/substrates 210 based upon a particular photograph 200, such as a portrait or other photograph of an individual. A stock canvas/substrate 220, as referenced herein, may refer to a "generic" or group of canvases that are intended for use at an event when a participant/requester 106 does not wish to have a particular personal photograph 200 be the basis for the canvas. By way of example, custom canvases/substrates 210 can be generated based upon a private citizen portrait or photograph, vehicle, landscape, etc., while stock canvases/substrates 220 can be generated based upon photographs 200 of celebrities, athletes, other public figures, public buildings, etc. Photographs 200 used to generate custom canvases/substrates 210 can also be used to generate stock canvases/substrates 220, for example. Stock canvases/substrates 220 can differ depending on location of an event, for example, so to have geographically-relevant stock canvases/substrates 220 for people to paint or otherwise color at a particular location. For example, and for events hosted in Washington, DC, stock canvases/substrates 220 of the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, a headshot of the current or past Presidents, and the like, may be available at said event.

One or more canvas facilitators 108, such as shown in FIG. 1A, can work with hosts 104 and/or art agents 102 so to facilitate the ultimate generation of custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or stock canvases/substrates 220, as generally referenced herein. For example, canvas facilitators 108 can receive photographs 200 from participants/requesters 106 and use said photographs 200 to generate custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or stock canvases/substrates 220.

Communication between/among one or more business system representatives 100, art agents 102, hosts 104, participants/requesters 106, and/or canvas facilitators 108, can be bidirectional and among/between each other. For example, and as shown in FIG. IB, business system representatives 100 can train art agents 102, oversee art agents 102, discuss financial terms with art agents 102, etc., and art agents 102 can provide feedback from hosts 104 to business system representatives 100, order supplies for various events, etc. Art agents can train hosts 104, oversee hosts 104, attend art events, discuss financial terms with hosts 104, etc., and hosts 104 can provide feedback to art agents, order/request supplies (such as paint brushes 800, aprons 802, easels 804, paints 806, and/or paint kits 808, as referenced in further detail herein) from art agents 102, etc. Hosts 104 can correspond with canvas facilitators 108 about events, etc., and canvas facilitators 108 can confirm projects (art events) with hosts 104, etc. Participants/requesters 106 can correspond with canvas facilitators 108 to register for events (including, for example, payment of fee(s) to participate), submit photographs, etc., and canvas facilitators 108 can confirm registrations with participants/requesters 106, request new photographs 200 from event participant/requesters 106, etc. Other correspondence/communication among/between the various system representatives 100, art agents 102, hosts 104, participants/requesters 106, and/or canvas facilitators 108 can exist in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing examples.

Furthermore, various "roles" within system 50 can differ from those described above. For example, and in at least one system 50 embodiment, art agents 104 can handle event registrations, photograph 200 submissions, etc., instead of using canvas facilitators 108.

FIG. 1C shows a diagram of various individuals involved with an exemplary system 50 of the present disclosure. For example, and in at least one embodiment, individuals involved with an exemplary system 50 (such as one or more business system representatives 100, art agents 102, hosts 104, participants/requesters 106, and/or canvas facilitators 108) can communicate directly with one another or via a network 160, (such as the Internet, an intranet, a cellular network, a local network, etc.) using, for example, one or more devices as shown in FIG. ID. FIG. ID shows a diagram of various individuals involved with an exemplary system 50 of the present disclosure, whereby the individuals use one or more devices for communication. For example, and in at least one embodiment, individuals involved with an exemplary system 50 (such as one or more business system representatives 100, art agents 102, hosts 104, participants/requesters 106, and/or canvas facilitators 108) can communicate using any number of electronic devices (such as traditional personal computers 130, laptops 132, tablets 134, cellular telephones/smartphones 136, etc.) via a network 160 (such as the Internet, an intranet, a cellular network, a local network, etc.) via wires (as indicated by the bold curved lines in the figure) or wirelessly (as indicated by the bolts in the figure). Business system representatives 100, art agents 102, hosts 104, participants/requesters 106, and/or canvas facilitators 108 can use any number of personal computers 130, laptops 132, tablets 134, cellular telephones/smartphones 136, etc., to communicate with one another in addition to the examples shown in FIG. ID

Custom canvases/substrates 210 and stock canvases/substrates 220 refer to various substrates, such as traditional stretched canvases, board canvases, paper, wood, plastic, and/or other substrates capable of receiving paint, marker, ink, and/or other materials used to color a traditional substrate, whereby said custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or stock canvases/substrates 220 have been prepared with one or more outlines 212 and one or more color indicia 214 thereon. The generation of custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or stock canvases/substrates 220 allows participants/requesters 106 to have a substrate to paint, color, or otherwise work on during an event, with guidance provided by the various outlines 212 and/or color indicia 214 provided thereon, as described further below.

FIG. 2A shows an exemplary photograph 200, FIG. 2B shows an exemplary processed image 205, FIG. 2C shows an exemplary outline image 207 of the present disclosure, and FIG. 2D shows an exemplary custom canvas/substrate 210 of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2C, outline image 207 (and custom canvas/substrate 210, as applicable) comprise one or more outlines 212 and one or more color indicia 214 thereon. Color indicia 214, in at least one example, can comprise a series of numbers (such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc., or more numbers, fewer numbers, or different and/or non-sequential numbers, for example), a series of letters (such as A, B, C, D, E, etc., or more letters, fewer letters, or different and/or non-sequential alphabetic letters, for example), words to indicate color (such as "pink," "light pink," "dark pink," "white," "black," "red," "green," etc., or any number of other colors and/or corresponding intensities), or other indicia used to correspond to one or more colors, such as a circle to correspond to a color, a square to correspond to another color, etc. Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as shown in FIGS. 2C, 2D, and otherwise in the figures, are not formal patent application figure/drawings reference numerals, but instead are exemplary color indicia 214 of the present disclosure. Color indicia 214 may also be words or abbreviations relating to intensity, such as, for example, "lightest," "light-medium," "medium," "medium-dark," and "darkest", for example. Color indicia 214 are not limited to the foregoing examples, as color indicia 214 can include other types of indicia that ultimately correspond to a single color, a selection within a certain group of colors, and/or the like as generally referenced herein.

FIGS. 2C and 2D, as referenced above, shows color indicia 214 in the form of numbers. FIG. 3 shows color indicia 214 in the form of letters, FIG. 4 shows color indicia 214 in the form of words (with some word abbreviations, noting that all words, all abbreviations, or a combination of words and abbreviations can be used), and FIG. 5 shows color indicia 214 in the form of shapes. Other color indicia 214, including those referenced herein and other indicia used to correspond to a color, can be used in various custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or stock canvas/substrate 220 embodiments, noting that exemplary custom canvases/substrates 210 are shown in FIGS. 2D-5.

Photograph 200, such as shown in FIG. 2A, can be processed using software 500 to generate processed image 205, such as shown in FIG. 2B, and/or outline image 207, as shown in FIG. 2C. For example, and in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2B, processed image 205 can include at least two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, or more overall shading intensities that can be used to create a custom canvas/substrate 210 (as shown in FIG. 2C) and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220. In at least one embodiment, software 500 is configured to process photograph 200 to generate at least one processed image 205, such as shown in FIG. 2B, and if the processed image 205 is acceptable, an outline image 207, as shown in FIG. 2C, and/or a custom canvas/substrate 210, as shown in FIG. 2D, and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220 can be generated based upon the processed image 205 and/or the outline image 207. In various embodiments, software 500 is configured to process photograph 200 to directly generate a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220 without the step of creating a processed image 205 and/or creating an outline image 207. The present disclosure is intended to capture disclosure of ultimately converting a photograph 200 to an outline image 207, as referenced herein, used to generate a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220.

FIG. 2E shows an image of an exemplary painted custom canvas/substrate 210. As can be appreciated from the present disclosure, painted custom canvases/substrates 210 strongly resemble photographs 200 used to create the unpainted custom canvases/substrates 210, and the application of paint 806 (as referenced herein) by a participant/requester 106, following the color indicia 214 within the outlines 212 of said custom canvas/substrate 210 (or stock canvas/substrate 220), results in a visually/aesthetically pleasing custom piece of artwork that can be painted by someone with even little to no painting experience.

FIG. 6 shows a flowchart of an exemplary process of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6, a user (potential event participant/requester 106) obtains a photograph 200, such as by taking an image using a digital camera, cell phone camera, tablet camera, obtaining the image from the Internet, etc., and then sends photograph 200 to a business system representative 100, a canvas facilitator 108, or other individual/entity involved in the process as referenced herein. In at least one embodiment, a canvas facilitator 108 obtains photograph 200 directly from participant/requester 106, such as via e-mail, text message, through the Internet, via an "app" on a smartphone, tablet, or computer, etc. For example, a potential event participant/requester 106 may submit photograph 200 via a website or app in connection with registration and potential advance payment to participate in an event or merely just to order a custom canvas/substrate 210.

Canvas facilitator 108, business system representative 100, or another individual included in the process can then review photograph 200, visually and/or in connection with software 500, to determine whether or not photograph is acceptable/suitable to convert to a processed image 205 and/or an outline image 207 to a custom canvas/substrate 210 (or potentially as a stock canvas/substrate 220, as may be desired). If photograph 200 is not acceptable, meaning that it is not in a condition for conversion to a processed image 205, an outline image 207, a custom canvas/substrate 210, and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220, for reasons of image clarity, shading, intensity, contrast, color, potential copyright violation, etc., a replacement photograph 200 can be requested from the potential event participant/requester 106. Should photograph 200 be in a condition for conversion to a processed image 205, an outline image 207, a custom canvas/substrate 210, and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220, a processed image 205 and/or an outline image 207 could be generated (identified as OPTION 1 in FIG. 6) to provide guidance and/or otherwise facilitate the ultimate generation of a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220. Should the processed image 205 and/or outline image 207 be acceptable, a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220 could be generated, and should the processed image 205 and/or outline image 207 not be acceptable, a replacement processed image 205 and/or outline image 207 could be requested, which may include, for example, digital/software modification of the first or other processed image 205 and/or outline image 207 or the generation of a new processed image 205 and/or outline image 207 based on different software 500 settings/parameters. Alternatively, and should photograph 200 be in a condition for conversion to a processed image 205 and/or an outline image 207, a custom canvas/substrate 210, and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220, a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or stock canvas/substrate 220 could be generated directly (identified as OPTION 2 in FIG. 6). If custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or stock canvas/substrate 220 is/are acceptable (in a condition for use by an event participant/requester 106), custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or stock canvas/substrate 220 can be delivered to participant/requester 106, to the event location, to the art agent 102, to the host 104, etc. Should custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or stock canvas/substrate 220 not be acceptable, a replacement custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or stock canvas/substrate 220 can be generated until one is ultimately acceptable. Canvas facilitators 108 can work to address some or all of the foregoing, as well as to generally confirm print quality, turn-around times, and the like.

FIG. 7 shows steps of an exemplary process to generate a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220 of the present disclosure (with custom canvas/substrate 210, by way of example, expressly shown in the figure). In such an exemplary process, a participant/requester 106 obtains a photograph 200 and transmits photograph 200, by way of a cellular telephone/smartphone 136 (as shown in the figure), or using another type of device, such as a traditional personal computer 130, laptop 132, tablet 134, thumb drive (USB drive), smart media card, etc., or a photo booth 750 configured to obtain a photograph 200, to a business system representative 100, canvas facilitator 108, or other individual involved with an exemplary system 50 tasked with generating or facilitating the generation of a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220. A canvas facilitator 108 (as shown in FIG. 7), or other individual involved with an exemplary system 50 tasked with generating or facilitating the generation of a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220, can receive photograph and generate a processed image 205 and/or an outline image 207 (such as shown in FIG. 7) using a personal computer 130 (such as shown in FIG. 7) or another device as referenced herein. Once the processed image 205 and/or outline image 207 is acceptable, a printer 700 can print the outline image 207 (viewed by canvas facilitator 207 and/or otherwise created for printing) directly onto a traditional canvas 702 (such as stretched fabric over a frame, a canvas board, etc.), a canvas substrate 704 (such as a canvas fabric not mounted to a frame), etc., to generate a custom canvas/substrate 210 (as shown in FIG. 7) or a stock canvas/substrate 220. As noted above, and referenced as OPTION 2 in FIG. 6, a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220 can be generated directly from photograph 200 without the generation of a processed image 205 and/or an outline image 207. Printers 700, as referenced herein, may be configured to print directly onto a traditional canvas 702 with our without modification to the traditional canvas 702. For example, in a situation where a printer cannot handle a traditional canvas 702 that is 3/4" thick, the traditional canvas can be cut down so that it is, for example, 1/2" thick or another thickness so that printer 700 can accommodate said traditional canvas 702.

As referenced herein, one participant/requester 106 may be an individual requesting a custom canvas/substrate 210, and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220, and who may be the same person or a different person (same or different participant/requester 106) that actually paints or otherwise colors/shades the custom canvas/substrate 210, and/or the stock canvas/substrate 220. For example, one participant/requester 106 may request/order a custom canvas/substrate 210 to be painted by another participant/requester 106, such as a gift.

FIG. 8A shows (in block diagram format) various physical elements that can be used in connection with systems 50 of the present disclosure. For example, one event package 850 that may be provided to a host 104, art agent 102, etc., may include, but is not limited to, one or more custom canvases/substrates 210, one or more stock canvases/substrates 220, one or more paintbrushes 800, one or more aprons 802, one or more easels 804, one or more containers/quantities of paint 806, and one or more paint kits 808. FIG. 8B shows (in block diagram format) an exemplary paint kit 808 of the present disclosure comprising several containers/quantities of paint 806. Event packages 850 can include, for example, one or more paint kits 808 each having three, four, five, or more or less paints 806, which can correspond to the color indicia 214 used for any number of custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or stock canvases/substrates 220. FIG. 9 shows components of an exemplary kit package 900 of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 9, an exemplary kit package 900 may include, but is not limited to, one or more custom canvases/substrates 210, one or more stock canvases/substrates 220, one or more paint brushes 800, one or more aprons 802, one or more easels 804, one or more paint kits 808, one or more coloring books 2000 (referenced in further detail herein), one or more coloring utensils 2050 (also referenced in further detail herein), one or more reference images 280, and/or one or more crochet materials 288. Reference images 280, for example, may be a processed image 205 printed onto a substrate (such as paper, for example), and provided to a user within said kit package 900 so that the user can see what a painted or otherwise colored custom canvas/substrate 210 or stock canvas/substrate 220 would look like. Individual paints 806 can also be part of an exemplary kit package 900. Kit packages 900 can be, for example, ordered through system 50 and provided as gifts, so that when a participant/requester 106 submits a photograph 200, the participant/requester 106 can receive a kit package 900 that includes the desired canvas (custom canvas/substrate 210 or stock canvas/substrate 220) and one or more other components, such as one or more paint brushes 800, one or more aprons 802, one or more easels 804, and/or one or more paint kits 808, so that person who ultimately paints the custom canvas/substrate 210 or stock canvas/substrate 220 has certain tools to complete the task. Paints 806, either alone or as part of paint kits 808, would be labeled with color indicia 214 corresponding to the color indicia 214 on the custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or stock canvas/substrate 220 to be painted.

Photographs 200, as referenced herein, can be provided to a business system representative 100, a canvas facilitator 108, and/or another individual involved within system 50, either prior to or during an art event. For example, a participant/requester 106 can take his or her own photograph 200 (also referred to as a "selfie") at the event, and the custom canvas/substrate 210 based upon that photograph 200 can be generated for use at the same event. Custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or stock canvases/substrates 220 can be generated at the event or at a location other than the event. Photographs can be obtained using any number of devices, such as cameras, phones, smartphones, and can be taken by the individual (a "selfie"), by a host 104, an art agent 102, etc., or even by way of using a photo booth 750, as shown in FIG. 7, configured to obtain a photograph 200.

Systems 50, as referenced herein, can be used to generate revenue and an overall profit for a business system representative 100, art agent 102, and/or host 104, for example. In at least one system 50 embodiment, for example, the cost to generate a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220 is less than the proceeds received by a participant/requester 106 to generate the same. In various embodiments, the cost to generate a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220, plus the cost of supplies (paint brushes 800, aprons 802, paints 806, paint kits 808, etc.) is less than the proceeds received by a participant/requester 106 to generate the same. In view of the same, the present disclosure includes disclosure to generate a profit by selling a custom canvas/substrate 210, a stock canvas/substrate 220, a kit package 900, etc., by receiving more proceeds from a participant/requester 106 than necessary to pay for said items (such as at the time of registration for an event).

FIG. 10 shows a block component diagram of an exemplary computer 1000 used in connection with system 50 of the present disclosure to facilitate the generation of a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220. As shown in FIG. 10, exemplary computers 1000 comprise a processor 1002 operably coupled to a storage medium 1004 (such as, for example, a traditional hard drive, a solid state drive (SSD), flash memory, read-only memory, a thumb drive, a USB drive, flash memory, etc.) having software 500 stored thereon. Computers 1000 may also include (or have coupled thereto) one or more input devices 1010 (such as keyboards, mice, touch screens, microphones, etc.) and/or one or more output devices 1012 (such as screens/displays, speakers, etc.) so that a user can use one or more input device 1010 while working with software 500 and see the results of the activity on an output device. A computer 1000 of the present disclosure may be configured as, for example, a personal computer 130, laptop 132, tablet 134, cellular telephone/smartphone 136, etc., as may be desired.

FIG. 11 shows a block diagram of various product offerings 1100 of the present disclosure. As shown therein, product offerings 1100 may include, but are not limited to, one or more custom canvases 210, stock canvases 220, paint brushes 800, aprons 802, easels 804, paints 806, paint kits 808, kit packages 900, and/or frames 1102. Frames 1102 may include, for example, frames with our without glass, in various colors and comprising various materials, that can be part of the initial cost to participate in an event, or as an additional cost to the participant/requester 106.

Software 500, as referenced herein, is unique to the present disclosure in that it is configured to perform several tasks/functions, either alone or in connection with additional software 500. For example, software 500 of the present disclosure may be configured to perform some or all of the following tasks, either alone or in connection with other software 500:

a) conversion of a photograph 200 to a processed image 205; and/or

b) conversion of a photograph 200 to an outline image 207; and/or

c) conversion of a processed image 205 to an outline image 207; and/or

d) generation and placement of outlines 212 within outline image 207; and/or e) generation and placement of color indicia 214 within outline image 207; and/or f) use a desired number of different color indicia 214 within outline image 207, such as three color indicia 214, four color indicia 214, five color indicia 214, seven color indicia 214, ten color indicia 214, or fewer or more color indicia 214; and/or

g) provide time estimates to a user to paint a particular custom canvas/substrate 210 or stock canvas/substrate 220, or portions thereof, such as a particular color (one or more color indicia 214) therein.

Software 500 can be used to process photographs 200 into processed images 205 and/or outline images 207, as referenced herein, such as for display on one or more of a personal computer 130, laptop 132, tablet 134, and/or cellular telephone/smartphone 136, for example. Said digital images (generated as versions of processed images 205 and/or outline images 207) can be colored digitally (if not already colored), such as by tapping a screen of said devices, and conversion of photographs 200 into processed images 205 and/or outline images 207 can be performed using software 500 referenced herein present (saved upon) said devices and/or accessible from said devices. Multiple users can convert multiple photographs 200 into processed images 205 and/or outline images 207 to create digital photo albums, various custom canvases/substrates 210, various stock canvases/substrates 220, various coloring books 2000, as may be desired.

The present disclosure also includes disclosure of additional monetization methods. For example, and as generally referenced above, the present disclosure includes disclosure of monetizing aspects of system 50 to generate a profit, such as by charging a participant/requester 106 a fee that exceeds the per-person cost to prepare a custom canvas/substrate 210 or a stock canvas/substrate 220, host an event, supply usage, and the like.

Additional monetization may apply to aspects of system 50 such as when business system representatives 100 (or other participants of system 50) order supplies, such as blank canvases/substrates 1200, paint brushes 800, aprons 802, easel 804, paint 806, paint kits 808, frames 1102, and the like. For example, a standard 16" x 20" blank canvas/substrate 1200 may retail for $5.99, but can be purchased wholesale in lots of 50 for $3.00 each, in lots of 100 for $2.50 each, in lots of 500 for $2.00 each, in lots of 1,000 for $1.75 each, and in lots of 2,000 for $1.50 each, for example. The quantities and prices noted above are by way of example only, to demonstrate the general concept of a lower wholesale price when larger quantities are purchased from a supplier. A business system representative 100 can then save money by ordering in bulk, as appropriate.

Additional monetization may occur by way of a primary business 1210 behind system 50 (such as, for example, a primary business 1210 that uses system 50 or aspects thereof to generate custom canvases/substrates 210, stock canvases/substrates 220, host events, and the like) to generate additional profit by itself serving as a wholesaler to a third-party business 1220, for example. As shown in FIG. 12, a primary business 1210 having a supply of blank canvases/substrates 1200 can sell a quantity of blank canvases/substrates 1200 to a third-party business 1220, such as, for example, a local arts & crafts store. Using the quantities and prices noted above as an example, a third-party business 1220 may only be in a position to purchase 16" x 20" blank canvases/substrates 1200 in lots of 100 for $2.50 each from a wholesaler 1230, while primary business 1210 can purchase the same 16" x 20" blank canvases/substrates 1200 in lots of 2,000 for $1.50 each. Monetization can occur by primary business 1210 selling excess 16" x 20" blank canvases/substrates 1200 to third-party business 1220 for more than $1.50 each but less than $2.50 each, as the third-party business 1220 would be interested in purchasing them for less than $2.50 each. For example, primary business 1210 can sell excess 16" x 20" blank canvases/substrates 1200 to third-party business 1220 for $1.90 each, earning a $0.40 profit on each blank canvas/substrate 1200. The dollar signs shown in FIG. 12 are intended to represent money transferred for blank canvases/substrates 1200 or other supplies as referenced herein.

Monetization can also occur by selling excess 16" x 20" blank canvases/substrates 1200 to third-party business 1220 at cost to the primary business 1210. The monetization is not based solely on the sale of excess canvases to third-party business 1220, but to the ability to purchase 16" x 20" blank canvases/substrates 1200 at a lower per-price cost when purchasing in bulk. For example, primary business 1210 can sell excess 16" x 20" blank canvases/substrates 1200 to third-party business 1220 at $1.50 each, matching the original purchase price, but have an overall increased profit based upon the ability to purchase such a larger quantity at $1.50 each.

The foregoing applies not only to blank canvases/substrates 1200, but also to paint brushes 800, aprons 802, easel 804, paint 806, paint kits 808, frames 1102, and the like.

FIG. 13 shows a block diagram of aspects of an exemplary system 50 of the present disclosure used to generate a custom canvas/substrate 210 or a stock canvas/substrate 220 in real-time. For example, such a system 50 would include the use of a kiosk 1300 (as shown in FIG. 13), a photo booth 750 (as shown in FIG. 7), a cellular telephone/smartphone 136 (as shown in FIG. 7), or another devices as referenced herein (such as a personal computer 130, laptop 132, tablet 134, or other electronic device), and a printer 700, either coupled/connected to one or more of the aforementioned (wired or wirelessly) or as part of one or more of the aforementioned. For example, printer 700 can be coupled to, connected to (wired or wirelessly), or be part of, kiosk 1300, photo booth 750, and the like. As shown in FIG. 13, by way of example, a participant/requester 106 could submit a photograph 200 via kiosk 1300, and kiosk 1300, having a computer 1000 with a processor 1002, or at least a processor 1002, with software 500 stored within a storage medium 1004 (such as shown in FIG. 10), and the software 500 could be used to generate the outline image 207 that is printed or otherwise transferred onto a blank canvas/substrate 1200 to generate a custom canvas/substrate 210 or a stock canvas/substrate 220, in real-time (on demand). Such a kiosk 1300, photo booth 750 (used to obtain a photograph 200, in real-time (on demand)), etc., can be positioned at a location of an event, at a third-party business 1220 (such as a restaurant, an event center, a school, a hospital, a shopping mall, a retirement center, a day-care center, a conference room, a retailer (such as a retailer of art supplies, etc.)), etc., and printer 700 can generate the custom canvas/substrate 210 or the stock canvas/substrate 220, in real-time (on demand), so that the participant/requester 106 can obtain the same while they wait at the kiosk 1300, photo booth 750, and the like. Similarly, software 500 (such as a smartphone app, computer program, website, etc.) can be used to obtain and/or transmit the photograph 200 to portions of system 50 to generate the custom canvas/substrate 210 or the stock canvas/substrate 220 in real-time (on demand).

To reduce overall complexity of outline image 207 (and therefore the corresponding complexity of a custom canvas/substrate 210 or a stock canvas/substrate 220 generated from outline image 207), software 500 can be configured to a) remove a relative background 270 of the photograph 200, b) reduce the complexity of the relative background 270 of the photograph 200, and/or c) reduce the complexity of a relative foreground 260 of the photograph 200, when preparing outline image 207. For example, and as shown in FIG. 14A, a photograph 200 has a foreground 260 (the person) and a background 270 (including the couch, for example). Software 500 used to generate outline image 207 can generate outline image 207, in view of the foregoing, with adjustments to the foreground 260 and/or background 270. As shown in FIG. 14B, by way of example, background 270 was removed when processing photograph 200 to generate a outline image 207 without a background 270, reducing the overall complexity of outline image 207 for the user when painting a custom canvas/substrate 210 or a stock canvas/substrate 220 generated using such a outline image 207. Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as shown in FIG 14B, are not formal patent application figure/drawings reference numerals, but instead are exemplary color indicia 214 of the present disclosure. Complexity, as referenced herein, refers to the overall level of detail of portions of the outline image 207, such as portions of the foreground 260 and/or background 270, such as, for example, the size and/or frequency of the overall number of portions of outline image 207 surrounded by outlines and containing color indicia 214. For example, one version of an outline image 207 may have three hundred (or more or fewer) color indicia 214 representing portions of outline image 207 to be painted with paint 806, for example, and reducing the complexity of outline image 207 may be to reduce down to two hundred (or more or fewer) color indicia 214 representing portions of outline image 207 to be painted with paint 806, in the foreground 260 and/or background 270, for example.

Software 500 can also be configured to address other items, such as adjusting the thicknesses of outlines 212, the frequency of outlines 212, the size and/or frequency of color indicia 214, and the like. In various software embodiments, software 500 is configured to process payments, collect contact information from the participant/requester 106, identify scheduled events and allow a participant/requester 106 to select and/or register for a scheduled event, and the like.

Paints 806 and/or paint kits 808 can be pre -prepared, or customized at an event by a participant/requester 106, host 104, art agent 102, and the like. For example, and as referenced above, color indicia 214, in at least one example, can comprise a series of numbers (such as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc., or more numbers, fewer numbers, or different and/or non- sequential numbers, for example). Color indicia 214 can then correspond to paints of the same general "color," such as various shades/intensities of red, blue, green, purple, orange, etc. For example, a series of paints 806 could be chosen within one overall color family, such as lightest blue, light- medium blue, medium blue, medium-dark blue, and darkest blue, for example. Paints 806 can be coded based upon color and intensity, such as BL5 for darkest blue, OR3 for medium orange, GR2 as light- medium green, and the like, and participant/requester 106 can choose paints 806 (or a paint kit 808) within the same family of colors or within different families of colors. For example, should participant/requester 106 prefer the color green, he/she could choose paints 806 (or a paint kit) with GR1, GR2, GR3, GR4, and GR5, corresponding to color indicia 214 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively. Should participant/requester 106 prefer to mix up the colors, such as for example GR1 (lightest green), GR2 (light-medium green), RD3 (medium red), BL4 (medium- dark blue), and PR5 (dark purple), those colors could be used to correspond to color indicia 214 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively. In various embodiments, paints 806 may be within different families of colors, such as red, yellow, black, blue, green, etc., and may be chosen so that the completed custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or stock canvas/substrate 220 can have a "pop art" appearance. In at least another embodiments, the paints 806 comprise one black paint 806 and four other paints 806 that are not black, such as four shades/hues/intensities of the same color (green, blue, red, orange, etc.).

A participant/user 106 may select colors at an event, via a kiosk 1300, via photo booth 750, or otherwise via software 500 on any of the aforementioned devices referenced herein. Kiosk 1300, photo booth 750, etc. (using software 500) could also depict outline image 207 to participant/user 106, a partially or fully shaded outline image 207 with colors suggested or chosen by the participant/user 106, etc., so that, for example, participant/user 106 could pre- select paints 806 and/or paint kit(s) 808 at the time of submitting photograph 200 and/or otherwise registering for an event or ordering a custom canvas/substrate 210 or a stock canvas/substrate 220.

Software 500 can also be used to generate outline images 207 for third-parties for use on various substrates. For example, a third-party business 1220 that generates custom t-shirts may wish to use software 500 to generate an outline image 207 for printing on a t-shirt (an exemplary a custom canvas/substrate 210 or a stock canvas/substrate 220). In such an embodiment, system 50 would not be used to generate the custom canvas/substrate 210 or the stock canvas/substrate 220, but would instead be used to convert photograph 200 to outline image 207 to be provided to and/or used by third-party business 1200. Such a scenario can be also used to monetize aspects of system 50, as software could be licensed to third-party businesses 1220 or otherwise be made available to a third-party business 1220 (or other third party individuals) for a fee.

FIG. 13 also shows an exemplary bundle 1350 that can be provided to, sold to, or otherwise offered to, a third-party business 1220 or other individual/business, so to generate custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or the stock canvases/substrates 220. Bundles 1350, as shown in FIG. 13, may comprise a kiosk 1300, a printer 700 (separate from or as part of kiosk 1300), and optionally a quantity of blank canvases/substrates 1200. Bundles 1350 can then be used, for example, in arts and crafts stores, shopping malls, restaurants, etc. (various types of third-party businesses 1220) to allow people to obtain custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or the stock canvases/substrates 220 at various locations.

Printers 700, as referenced herein, can be used to print directly onto a blank canvas/substrate 1200, such as a canvas board, a stretched canvas, a t-shirt, a plate, etc. However, printing to a stretched canvas has not been adequately achieved in the printer arts, as stretched canvas prints are first printed onto the fabric and then stretched over a frame.

In view of the same, the present disclosure includes disclosure of a printer 700 configured to print directly onto a blank canvas/substrate 1200. In at least one embodiment, and a shown in FIG. 15, printer 700 includes a fan 1500 configured to generate positive air flow toward a back side 1505 of a blank canvas/substrate 1200. In such an embodiment, the positive air flow causes the fabric 1510 of blank canvas/substrate 1200 to move toward a print head 1515 of printer 700, so that printer ink can be deposited onto a stretched canvas without concern of the fabric moving away from print head 1515 during the printing process. Fan 1500 can, for example, direct positive air flow through a printer base 1550 configured to allow air to flow therethrough (such as comprising a mesh or defining other apertures therein).

Another exemplary printer 700 embodiment of the present disclosure is shown in FIG. 16. As shown in FIG. 16, printer 700 comprises a compliant base 1600 that is positioned opposite print head 1515, configured to receive a stretched canvas thereon, whereby compliant portions 1610 of compliant base 1600 contact the back side 1505 of the stretched canvas. In such an embodiment, compliant portions 1610 of compliant base 1600 causes the fabric 1510 of blank canvas/substrate 1200 to move toward a print head 1515 of printer 700, so that printer ink can be deposited onto a stretched canvas without concern of the fabric moving away from print head 1515 during the printing process. Compliant base 1600 therefore provides the necessary support for fabric 1510 of stretched canvas to be printed on. FIGS. 15 and 16 are not drawn to scale, but are intended to show relative side views of components of exemplary printers 700 as referenced herein. Compliant portions 1610 can comprise any number of compliant materials, such as rubber, foam rubber, memory foam, non-memory foam, plastic, and the like.

In addition to the foregoing disclosure, printers 700 can also be used to print a reverse outline image 207 onto transfer paper 1700, such as shown in FIG. 17. Transfer paper 1700 can then be positioned upon a blank canvas/substrate 1200 and heat, pressure, chemicals, etc. can be applied to transfer paper 1700 to transfer a copy of outline image 207 onto blank canvas/substrate 1200 to generate a custom canvas/substrate 210 or a stock canvas/substrate 220. Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as shown in FIG 17 in reverse and in normal view, are not formal patent application figure/drawings reference numerals, but instead are exemplary color indicia 214 of the present disclosure.

Furthermore, the disclosure of the present application is not limited to two-dimensional (2D) custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or the stock canvases/substrates 220, as three- dimensional (3D) custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or the stock canvases/substrates 220 can also be generated. For example, printer 700 could be configured as a three-dimensional printer 700, and the output custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or the stock canvases/substrates 220 can be 3D custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or the stock canvases/substrates 220. A kiosk 1300, for example, can be configured so that a person (participant/requester 106, for example), can be scanned using kiosk 1300, and that scan (an embodiment of a photograph 200 of the present disclosure) can be used to generate a three-dimensional outline image 207 that can be printed to, or otherwise applied to, a three-dimensional custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or the stock canvas/substrate 220, such as a person's head and/or body, a pet, or another object or animal, for example.

Understanding that copyright protection in photographs 200 needs to be properly addressed, the present disclosure includes disclosure of a process useful to identify potential concerns with respect to photographs 200 submitted to generate a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220 using a system 500 of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6, for example, the flowchart includes a question of "is photograph acceptable?", which may apply to any number of concerns, such as contract, resolution, general photograph 200 quality, brightness, etc., as well as potential copyright concerns. Should a photograph 200 not be acceptable due to a potential copyright violation (whereby the answer to "is photograph acceptable?" shown in FIG. 6 is "NO"), a replacement photograph 200 can be requested, automatically, as referenced herein and in further detail below.

FIGS. 18 and 19 show exemplary flowcharts with elements similar to that of FIG. 6. FIGS. 18 and 19 differ in some aspects, such as including the task of "photograph searched via image search database," referring to an exemplary step of searching one or more internal and/or external image databases, such as via an internal and/or commercial image database search, in attempt to generate one or more "hits," or instances where a submitted photograph 200 may have been previously submitted via system 500, or, perhaps more importantly, where photograph 200, or portions thereof, may be found online on various webpages, for example. The "too many search results?" question within the flowchart shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 refers to whether or not a threshold number of "hits" was met or achieved with respect to a certain photograph 200. For example, various system 50 embodiments may include terms and conditions requiring submitters of photographs 200 to confirm/affirm that he or she is the owner of the copyright in the submitted photograph 200. Should the user, for example, find a celebrity, athlete, etc., or other photograph online where someone else is the copyright holder/owner, submission of said photograph 200, when searched via one or more search image databases, may result in too many search results, which is an indicator that the photograph 200 may not be owned by the submitter. For example, should a popular photograph of a particular athlete be submitted, it would likely generate too many search results (namely a long list of websites that display the image), whereby system 50 would then request a replacement photograph and/or a copyright ownership confirmation by the submitter of the photograph 200. Such a mechanism as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 can be performed automatically via system 50 using software 500 configured to perform the same via the use of processor 1002, for example. Software 500, including the steps shown in the flowcharts in FIGS. 18 and 19 referenced herein, can be configured to perform the image search sooner (as shown in FIG. 18) or later (as shown in FIG. 19, whereby overall photograph 200 quality must be met prior to performing the image search). Such methods, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, provide administrators of systems 50 of the present disclosure with some protection against potential copyright infringement claims by third parties, as systems 50 using said methods would have a built-in automatic mechanism to attempt to identify potential copyright infringement and address the same with the submitter of photographs 200. The present disclosure also includes disclosure of custom coloring books. In at least one embodiment, and as shown in FIG. 20, an exemplary coloring book 2000 of the present disclosure comprises a plurality of custom canvases/substrates 210 configured as pages (such as paper pages, for example), whereby the custom canvases/substrates 210 are generated consistent with the present disclosure. For example, one or more photographs 200 can be processed to ultimately generate one or more canvases/substrates 210 configured as pages. In at least one embodiment of a coloring book 2000 of the present disclosure, coloring book 2000 comprises a front cover 2002, a back cover 2004, and a plurality of canvases/substrates 210 configured as pages (also referred to as a plurality of pages 210), such as shown in FIG. 20. Pages 210 (and/or other custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or stock canvases/substrates 220 of the present disclosure) can be configured with color indicia 214, as referenced herein, or without color indicia 214, as may be desired, such as with pages of a traditional coloring book. In such embodiments without color indicia 214, custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or stock canvases/substrates 220 would have outlines 212, as referenced herein, but no color indicia 214, as may be desired. In various coloring book 2000 and/or custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or stock canvases/substrates 220 of the present disclosure, said items can be colored using paints 806, or colored using other utensils, such as markers, crayons, colored pencils, pens, and the like (generally referred to herein as coloring utensils 2050).

In various coloring book 2000 embodiments, said coloring books 2000 may contain pages 210 of one person or a plurality of people, such as a group of friends and/or family. In such an embodiment, various participants/requesters 106 can submit photographs 200 via system 50, and said photographs 200 can ultimately be converted into various outline images 207 upon various pages 210 of a coloring book 2000. Several coloring books 2000 could be generated that are the same and provided to the various participants/requesters 106 for coloring, such as gifts to family and/or friends.

The present disclosure also includes disclosure of an exemplary stretched canvas 2100, such as shown in FIG. 21. As shown in FIG. 21, an exemplary stretched canvas 2100 of the present disclosure comprises a material 2102, such as fabric, paper, plastic, or another material that can be positioned, and potentially stretched, about a support 2104. An exemplary support 2104 of the present disclosure comprises a plurality of perimeter support structures 2106, such as shown in FIG. 21. In at least one embodiment, four perimeter support structures 2106 are coupled or otherwise positioned adjacent to one another to generally form a rectangular or square shape, such as shown in FIG. 21, and material 2102 is positioned about said support structures 2106 and coupled thereto, such as by use of staples, nails, adhesives, etc., to generate a stretched canvas 2100. Stretched canvas 2100, as shown in FIG. 21, does not include any other support structures 2106 that would not form part of a perimeter of the stretched canvas 2100, such as spanning from a first perimeter support structure 2106 of a rectangular or square shaped support 2104 to a second perimeter support structure 2106 opposite the first perimeter support structure. In various stretched canvas 2100 embodiments, perimeter support structures 2106 may be at or about 1/4" thick, 3/8" thick, 1/2" thick, 5/8" thick, 3/4" thick, or thinner or thicker. Stretched canvases 2100 may also be referred to herein as blank canvases/substrates 1200, such as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16.

An additional exemplary printer 700 of the present disclosure is shown in FIG. 22. As shown therein, printer 700 comprises a notched base 2200, configured to receive exemplary stretched canvases 2100 of the present disclosure and to print directly thereupon. For example, and as shown in FIG. 22, an exemplary notched base 2200 has a perimeter groove 2202 defined therein, said perimeter groove 2202 configured to receive the perimeter support structures 2106, so that when a stretched canvas 2100 is positioned upon notched base 2200, perimeter support structures 2106 are positioned within perimeter grooves 2202, and an underside of material 2102 is positioned upon a raised portion 2204 of notched base 2200. Such a notched base 2200 embodiment permits printer 700 to print directly onto stretched canvas 2100, such as via a print head 1515 (shown in FIGS. 15 and 16), whereby material 2102 of stretched canvas 2100 is supported by raised portion 2204, and whereby stretched canvas 2100 is prevented from moving during the printing process because perimeter support structures 2106 are positioned within perimeter grooves 2202. In at least one embodiment, and as shown in FIG. 22, an exemplary notched base 2200 may have a plurality of perimeter grooves 2202 and raised portions 2204 to permit printing onto multiple stretched canvases 2100 at generally the same time. In at least one embodiment, a printer 700 can be used to print onto a backside of a stretched canvas 2100, such as at or near staples of said stretched canvas 2100, so to provide a logo, a website, and/or other information onto the back of the stretched canvas 2100.

Various custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or stock canvases/substrates 220 of the present disclosure could be configured as substrates suitable for crocheting, for example. In such an embodiment, crochet material 288 could be provided along with custom canvases/substrates 210 and/or stock canvases/substrates 220 of the present disclosure to be completed by a person.

The present disclosure also includes disclosure of another exemplary event package 850 of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 23, an exemplary event package 850 comprises an outer container 2300 (such as a box) configured to receive a plurality of kit packages 900 of the present disclosure, configured to retain a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220, and optionally one or more paintbrushes 800, one or more aprons 802, one or more containers/quantities of paint 806, and/or one or more paint kits 808. Event packages 850, in various embodiments, comprise a plurality of kit packages 900 positioned within an outer container 2300, so that one outer container 2300, for example, can be delivered/provided to an event location, and items needed for multiple participants to paint, for example, are provided within the various kit packages 900 within outer container 2300.

FIG. 24 shows an exemplary custom canvas/substrate 210 showing an outline image 207 having various outlines 212 and color indicia 214 therein. Color indicia 214, as shown in FIG. 20, are arranged in grid format, so that the various color indicia 214 are arranged rows and columns. In such an embodiment, a painter (such as a participant/requester 106) can see remaining color indicia 214 after painting over some other color indicia 214, making it easier to ultimately paint custom canvas/substrate 210 or a stock canvas/substrate 220. In various embodiments, color indicia 214 may be the same size, such as shown in FIG. 24, or may be different sizes, whereby, for example, color indicia 214 for a larger portion custom canvas/substrate 210 or a stock canvas/substrate 220 to be painted one particular color, such as a background 270 area that is identified as the same color (such as color indicia 214 "1" shown in FIG. 24), which could have relatively larger "Is" as compared to the "5s" in the eyes and mouth, which are relatively smaller areas (as defined by borders of custom canvas/substrate 210 or a stock canvas/substrate 220 and/or various outlines 212).

In at least one embodiment of a custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220 of the present disclosure, outlines 212 are a darker color (such as black) than the color indicia 214, which could be gray, tan, and/or one or more other colors that are lighter than outlines 212, so that said color indicia 214 can be readily covered by one application of paint 806 (versus multiple coats, for example). In various other embodiments, outlines 212 and color indicia 214 are the same color. In yet additional embodiments, color indicia 214 are the same color, or substantially the same color, as the colors of paints 806 to be used to paint the particular custom canvas/substrate 210 or a stock canvas/substrate 220.

In at least one embodiment of a custom canvas/substrate 210 or a stock canvas/substrate 220, said canvas/substrate 210, 220 is generated from a photograph 200, and optionally via a processed image 205, to create an outline image 207 configured as a silhouette.

In various custom canvas/substrate 210 and/or a stock canvas/substrate 220 embodiments of the present disclosure, the same may be generated whereby one or more portions of said canvases/substrates 210, 220 are colored in prior to being provided to a painter (such as a participant/requester 106) to be painted or otherwise colored in. For example, and as shown in FIG. 25, custom canvas/substrate 210 is provided whereby the portions of said custom canvas/substrate 210, such as those having color indicia 214 "5" (one or more color indicia 214 portions surrounded by outlines 212 and/or borders of canvas/substrate 210 or 220) as identified in FIG. 24, are pre-colored. Some or all of portions of canvases/substrates 210, 220 may be pre- colored using printer 700, another piece of equipment, and/or by one or more individuals, prior to being provided to painter to be completed, if necessary. This not only makes it easier for a painter to complete the painting, but also can be used to address smaller areas of a canvas/substrate 210, 220 that would be relatively harder to paint due to their size.

While various embodiments of art canvas systems, devices, and methods to use the same have been described in considerable detail herein, the embodiments are merely offered as non- limiting examples of the disclosure described herein. It will therefore be understood that various changes and modifications may be made, and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. The present disclosure is not intended to be exhaustive or limiting with respect to the content thereof.

Further, in describing representative embodiments, the present disclosure may have presented a method and/or a process as a particular sequence of steps. However, to the extent that the method or process does not rely on the particular order of steps set forth therein, the method or process should not be limited to the particular sequence of steps described, as other sequences of steps may be possible. Therefore, the particular order of the steps disclosed herein should not be construed as limitations of the present disclosure. In addition, disclosure directed to a method and/or process should not be limited to the performance of their steps in the order written. Such sequences may be varied and still remain within the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A method, comprising the steps of:

generating a processed image from a photographic image, the processed image containing a plurality of shading intensities corresponding to portions of the photographic image;

generating an outline image from the processed image, the outline image containing a plurality of outlines corresponding to transitions between the plurality of shading intensities of the processed image;

generating a plurality of color indicia corresponding to the plurality of shading intensities of the processed image; and

producing a printed canvas/substrate having the outline image and the plurality of color indicia printed thereon by printing the outline image and the plurality of color indicia onto a blank canvas/substrate.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of color indicia comprises five color indicia corresponding to the plurality of shading intensities.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of color indicia are arranged as a grid upon the canvas/substrate.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the photographic image is submitted by a provider via a network to a system computer having software thereon, wherein the software is configured to generate the processed image from the photographic image, to generate the outline image from the processed image, and to generate the plurality of color indicia.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of producing the printed canvas/substrate is performed using a printer operatively connected to the system computer, the printer configured to print directly onto the blank canvas/substrate.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of producing the printed canvas/substrate is performed using a printer operatively connected to the system computer, the printer configured to print directly onto the blank canvas/substrate, wherein the blank canvas/substrate comprises a stretched canvas comprising a material affixed to a support comprising a plurality of perimeter support structures.

7. The method claim 1, further comprising the step of:

obtaining the photographic image prior to the step of generating the processed image from the photographic image.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of obtaining the photographic image is performed by obtaining the photographic image from a photo booth in communication with a system computer having software thereon, wherein the software is configured to obtain the photographic image from the photo booth, to generate the processed image from the photographic image, to generate the outline image from the processed image, and to generate the plurality of color indicia.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of obtaining the photographic image is performed by obtaining the photographic image from a device in communication with a system computer having software thereon, the device selected from the group consisting of a personal computer, a laptop, a tablet, and a cellular telephone/smartphone, wherein the software is configured to obtain the photographic image from the photo booth, to generate the processed image from the photographic image, to generate the outline image from the processed image, and to generate the plurality of color indicia.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of obtaining the photographic image is performed by obtaining the photographic image from a submitter;

wherein the method further comprises the step of:

providing the printed canvas/substrate to the submitter;

wherein the step of providing the printed canvas/substrate is performed by an individual who is not the submitter.

11. The method of claim 1, performed by a kiosk configured to perform the steps of the method.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of obtaining the photographic image is performed by a kiosk comprising a computer having software thereon, wherein the software is configured to obtain the photographic image.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the software is further configured to transmit the photographic image over a network to a system computer having system computer software thereon, the system computer software configured to generate the processed image from the photographic image, to generate the outline image from the processed image, and to generate the plurality of color indicia.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of shading intensities comprises five shading intensities, and wherein the plurality of outlines correspond to transitions between the five shading intensities.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of color indicia comprises five color indicia arranged as a grid upon the canvas/substrate.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the five color indicia are represented by a plurality of numbers.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the five color indicia are represented by a plurality of letters.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of shading intensities comprises six or more shading intensities, and wherein the plurality of outlines correspond to transitions between the six or more shading intensities.

19. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of obtaining the photographic image is performed by a system computer having software thereon, the photographic image obtained by the system computer from an electronic device in communication with the system computer.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the software is configured to determine whether or not the photographic image is of sufficient quality so to be able to generate a processed image from the photographic image.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the software is further configured to request a replacement photographic image if it is determined that the photographic image is not of sufficient quality.

22. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

preparing a kit package, the kit package comprising the produced printed canvas/substrate, a plurality of paints, and at least one paintbrush.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising the step of:

providing the kit package to an individual.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the photographic image was provided by the individual.

25. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

generating a second processed image from a second photographic image, the second processed image containing a plurality of shading intensities corresponding to portions of the second photographic image;

generating an second outline image from the second processed image, the second outline image containing a plurality of outlines corresponding to transitions between the plurality of shading intensities of the second processed image;

generating a second plurality of color indicia corresponding to the plurality of shading intensities of the second processed image; and

producing a second printed canvas/substrate having the second outline image and the second plurality of color indicia printed thereon by printing the second outline image and the plurality of color indicia onto a second blank canvas/substrate.

26. The method of claim 25, further comprising the steps of:

obtaining the photographic image from a first provider prior to the step of generating the processed image from the photographic image; and obtaining the second photographic image prior from a second provider to the step of generating the second processed image from the second photographic image.

27. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of:

preparing an event kit, the event kit comprising the produced printed canvas/substrate, the produced second printed canvas/substrate, a plurality of paints, and at least two paintbrushes.

28. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of:

preparing an event kit, the event kit comprising the produced printed canvas/substrate, the produced second printed canvas/substrate, at least two paint kits, at least two paintbrushes, and at least two aprons.

29. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of:

preparing an event kit, the event kit comprising the produced printed canvas/substrate, the produced second printed canvas/substrate, at least two paint kits, at least two paintbrushes, at least two aprons, and at least two easels.

30. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of producing a printed canvas/substrate is performed using a printer configured to print directly onto the blank canvas/substrate, wherein the blank canvas/substrate is selected from the group consisting of a stretched canvas, a non- stretched board canvas, a t-shirt, a coffee mug, and a page of a coloring book.

31. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps are repeated to produce a plurality of printed canvases/substrates.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein the plurality of printed canvases/substrates each have the same outline image.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein at least two of the plurality of printed canvases/substrates have different outline image.

34. The method of claim 1, wherein the processed image is provided by a submitter, and wherein the method further comprises the step of:

producing a second printed canvas substrate having a second outline image, the second outline image generated from a second processed image, the second processed image generated from a second photographic image, the second photographic image not provided by the submitter.

35. The method of claim 19, wherein the software is configured to search form the photographic image within a search database of images and to determine of the photographic image is contained within the search database.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the software is further configured to request a replacement photographic image if it is determined that the photographic image was contained within the search database.

37. The method of claim 35, wherein the step of obtaining the photographic image is performed by obtaining the photographic image from a submitter, and wherein the software is further configured to request confirmation of copyright ownership from the individual.

38. The method of claim 4, wherein the software is further configured to generate a second outline image from the processed image if the software determines that the outline image is insufficient to produce the printed canvas/substrate.

39. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of producing a printed canvas/substrate is performed to print one or more pages of a coloring book.

40. The method of claim 39, wherein the steps of said method are repeated so to generate a plurality of printed canvases/substrates, wherein the plurality of printed canvases/substrates comprise a plurality of pages to comprise at least part of a coloring book.

41. The method of claim 6, wherein the step of producing the printed canvas/substrate is further performed by positioning the stretched canvas upon a notched base having a plurality of perimeter grooves defined therein and a raised portion, whereby the plurality of perimeter structures are positioned within the plurality of perimeter grooves so that a back side of the material rests upon the raised portion of the notched base.

42. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of said method are repeated so to generate a plurality of printed canvases/substrates, and wherein the method further comprises the steps of:

preparing a kit package, the kit package comprising the produced printed canvas/substrate, a plurality of paints, and at least one paintbrush; and

preparing a plurality of additional kit packages, each of the plurality of additional kit packages comprising one of the plurality of printed canvases/substrates, an additional plurality of paints, and at least one paintbrush.

43. The method of claim 42, further comprising the step of:

placing the kit package and at least some of the plurality of additional kit packages into an outer container.

44. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of producing the printed canvas/substrate is further performed by shading a portion of the printed canvas/substrate with at least one color, the at least one color corresponding to at least one of the plurality of color indicia.

45. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of producing the printed canvas/substrate is performed using a three-dimensional printer configured to generate the blank canvas/substrate configured as a three-dimensional blank canvas/substrate having the outline image and the color indicia printed thereon.

46. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

providing the printed canvas/substrate to an individual; and

receiving compensation from the individual for the printed canvas/substrate; wherein the steps of providing and receiving are performed in any order.

47. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of producing the printed canvas/substrate is performed using a printer operatively connected to the system computer, the printer configured to print directly onto the blank canvas/substrate, wherein the blank canvas/substrate comprises a stretched canvas comprising a material affixed to a support comprising a plurality of perimeter support structures, and wherein the stretched canvas does not comprise any support structures that would not form part of the perimeter of the stretched canvas.

48. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

providing the printed canvas/substrate to an individual; and

providing a frame to the individual, the frame configured to retain the printed canvas/substrate.

49. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of obtaining the photographic image is performed by obtaining the photographic image from a submitter;

wherein the method further comprises the step of:

providing the printed canvas/substrate to a person who is not the submitter.

50. A method, comprising the steps of:

generating an outline image having and a plurality of color indicia from a photographic image, the outline image containing a plurality of outlines corresponding to transitions between a plurality of shading intensities determined from the photographic image;

and producing a printed canvas/substrate having the outline image and the plurality of color indicia printed thereon by printing the outline image and the plurality of color indicia onto a blank canvas/substrate.

51. A method, comprising the steps of:

generating a processed image from a photographic image;

generating an outline image from the processed image;

generating a plurality of color indicia corresponding to a plurality of shading intensities of the processed image; and

52. The method of claim 51, wherein the step of producing is performed by printing directly onto a blank canvas/substrate comprising a material positioned upon a plurality of perimeter support structures.

53. A method, comprising the step of:

producing a printed canvas/substrate having an outline image and a plurality of color indicia;

wherein the outline image contains a plurality of outlines corresponding to transitions between a plurality of shading intensities determined from a photographic image; and wherein the plurality of color indicia are arranged as a grid.

54. A printed canvas/substrate, the printed canvas/substrate produced by:

producing the printed canvas/substrate having the outline image and the plurality of color indicia printed thereon by printing the outline image and the plurality of color indicia onto a blank canvas/substrate.

55. A printed canvas/substrate, the printed canvas/substrate produced by:

generating an outline image having a plurality of color indicia from a photographic image, the outline image containing a plurality of outlines corresponding to transitions between the plurality of shading intensities;

56. A printed canvas/substrate, the printed canvas/substrate produced by:

generating a processed image from a photographic image;

generating an outline image from the processed image;

generating a plurality of color indicia corresponding to a plurality of shading intensities of the processed image; and producing the printed canvas/substrate having the outline image and the plurality of color indicia printed thereon by printing the outline image and the plurality of color indicia onto a blank canvas/substrate.

57. The printed canvas/substrate produced by performing the method of claim 1.

58. The printed canvas/substrate produced by performing the method of claim 50.

59. The printed canvas/substrate produced by performing the method of claim 51.

60. The printed canvas/substrate produced by performing the method of claim 53.

61. The kit package produced by performing the method of claim 22.

62. The event kit produced by performing the method of claim 27.

63. The event kit produced by performing the method of claim 28.

64. The event kit produced by performing the method of claim 29.

65. The coloring book produced by performing the method of claim 40.

66. A stretched canvas, comprising:

A plurality of perimeter structures; and

A material positioned upon the plurality of perimeter structures and affixed thereto;

wherein the stretched canvas does not comprise any support structures that would not form part of the perimeter of the stretched canvas.

67. The stretched canvas of claim 66, wherein the plurality of perimeter structures are at our about 1/2" thick.

68. A system, comprising:

a system computer comprising a processor and a storage medium, the storage medium having software stored thereon and accessible by the processor to perform a method, comprising the steps of:

generating an outline image from the processed image, the outline image containing a plurality of outlines corresponding to transitions between the plurality of shading intensities of the processed image; and

facilitating the production of a printed canvas/substrate having the outline image and the plurality of color indicia printed thereon by operating a printer to print the outline image and the plurality of color indicia onto a blank canvas/substrate.