Okay, here’s my blog post, just like you asked.
## hinata and yui
Alright, so I wanted to try something new, something a little different from my usual coding projects. I’ve been messing around with image manipulation lately, and I thought it would be cool to try and combine two images – hinata and yui. I figured, why not document the whole process? Maybe someone else will find it useful, or at least get a laugh out of my struggles.
First things first, I needed the images. So, I grabbed a couple of pictures of hinata and yui that I liked. Made sure they were decent quality.
Next up, I decided to use Python with Pillow (PIL) library. I fired up my IDE and installed Pillow: `pip install Pillow`. Easy peasy.
Then, I started writing the code. I imported the necessary libraries and loaded the images:
python
from PIL import Image
# Load the images
hinata = *(“*”)
yui = *(“*”)
Now, here’s where the fun began. I wanted to overlay yui onto hinata. Simple, right? Not so fast. The images were different sizes. So, I had to resize yui to match hinata’s dimensions. I used the `resize()` method:
python
# Resize yui to match hinata’s size
yui = *(*)
Okay, resizing done. Now for the overlay. I thought about just pasting yui directly onto hinata, but that would look kinda janky. I wanted a smooth transition, so I decided to use transparency. I played around with the `*()` function, but it wasn’t giving me the exact look I wanted.
So, I switched gears and decided to use the `*_composite()` function. This required me to make sure both images had an alpha channel (transparency). I converted them using `convert(“RGBA”)`:
python
# Convert images to RGBA for transparency
hinata = *(“RGBA”)
yui = *(“RGBA”)
Then, I created a mask to control the transparency. I wanted yui to be more transparent at the edges and more opaque in the center. I used a simple linear gradient for the mask. This part took a little tweaking to get right. I had to experiment with different gradient values until I was happy with the result.
python
# Create a mask for transparency (example, needs adjustment)
mask = *(“L”, *, 0)
for x in range(*):
for y in range(*):
# Simple linear gradient (adjust as needed)
alpha = int(255 (x / *))
*((x, y), alpha)
# Apply the mask to yui
*(mask)
# Composite yui onto hinata
*(yui, (0, 0), yui)
Finally, after much trial and error, I composited yui onto hinata using the mask. The `paste()` function did the trick!
Then, I saved the resulting image:
python
# Save the result
*(“hinata_*”)
And there you have it! A combined image of hinata and yui with a somewhat decent transparency effect. It’s not perfect, but hey, it was a fun little project. I learned a few things about image manipulation, and hopefully, you did too. I will probably continue to experiment with different masks and blending techniques to get even better results. The code definitely needs improvements, but for now, I’m calling it a success.
