🎨 Gesture Painter (OpenCV + MediaPipe)

Draw with your fingers using webcam and hand gestures!
A fun computer vision project that lets you switch colors, draw, erase, and clear the canvas — all with simple hand movements 🫱

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🧠 Tech Stack

• Python
• OpenCV
• MediaPipe
• NumPy

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✨ Features

• 👉 Draw with your index finger
• ✌️ Switch colors by showing index + middle fingers
• ✋ Clear canvas with all five fingers up
• 🧽 Eraser mode (black color)
• 💾 Press S to save your drawing
• ❌ Press Q to quit

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🎨 Color Palette

Gesture	Action
Index Finger	Draw
Index + Middle Fingers	Change color
All Fingers	Clear canvas
S Key	Save drawing
Q Key	Quit app

Colors available:

• Pink
• Green
• Yellow
• Cyan
• Blue
• Eraser (Black)

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🚀 How to Run

1. Clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/rabeehakamran/GesturePainter.git cd gesture-painter

2. Install dependencies:

pip install opencv-python mediapipe numpy

3. Run the app:

python gesture_painter.py

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Every time you press S, your artwork is saved with a timestamp filename like: drawing_1721599813.png