The Utah Teapot is a 3D model that became an iconic benchmark in computer graphics. Created by Martin Newell in 1975, it was one of the first complex shapes used to test rendering algorithms and has since become a standard reference object in the field. This painting was done using subpixel rendering, meaning form is rendered within a single RGB pixel. A typical grayscale image on a pixelated screen has the same values in the red, green and blue color channels. A higher resolution image can be created by treating each color channel as its own grayscale pixel, knowing that at a distance it will still blend into gray. That’s 3 times the precision for free in black and white pictures!
RGB oil on canvas aluminum panel, 8×10 inches
Painted in June 2025
The Utah Teapot is a 3D model that became an iconic benchmark in computer graphics. Created by Martin Newell in 1975, it was one of the first complex shapes used to test rendering algorithms and has since become a standard reference object in the field. This painting was done using subpixel rendering, meaning form is rendered within a single RGB pixel. A typical grayscale image on a pixelated screen has the same values in the red, green and blue color channels. A higher resolution image can be created by treating each color channel as its own grayscale pixel, knowing that at a distance it will still blend into gray. That’s 3 times the precision for free in black and white pictures!
RGB oil on canvas aluminum panel, 8×10 inches
Painted in June 2025
