
Fig. 1.
Samples made on canvas ground:(a) single paths (brushes: natural bristle 4, 12), (b) single paths (brushes: sable flat, sable round),(c) crossing paths (brushes: sable flat, sable round)

Fig. 2.
Measurement platform
Tab. 1.
Technical data of the scanner
| Measurement area | 200 x 150 mm |
| Working distance | 250 mm |
| Point spacing | 0,08 mm |
| The device dimensions | 206 x 205 x 64 mm |
| Working temperature | 5 ° C do 40 ° C, without condensation |

Fig. 3.
Canvas ground with reference markers applied

Fig. 4.
Excessive exposure time of the scanned object

Fig. 5
Graphical representation of the canvas scanning results

Fig. 6.
Three modes of point cloud polygonisation

Fig. 7.
Three levels of detail obtained during the polygonisation process: (a) Less details, (b) Standard, (c) More details

Fig. 8.
Scanning result using the shortest exposure time, effectively eliminating overexposure of the scanned object

Fig. 9.
Scanning effect with the shortest exposure time selected for the digitalisation of the painting paths

Fig. 10.
Digitised sample of paint paths within the measurement area of the optical scanner

Fig. 11.
Graphical representation of the scanning results showing the point cloud of the entire object’s topography

Fig. 12.
Example results of determining the topography of painting paths on a linen canvas: (a) photograph of a sample section, (b) topography including painting paths and surrounding canvas, (c) topography of the painting paths alone

Fig. 13.
Paintbrush paths on the canvas as visualized in the Glaze application