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Drawing flag of Japan | Image processing in Python

This is an example of image processing in python – here we are going to learn how to draw a flag of Japan in python?
Submitted by Ankit Rai, on June 11, 2019

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The national flag of Japan is a rectangular white banner bearing a crimson-red disc at its center. This flag is officially called Nisshōki but is more commonly known in Japan as Hinomaru. It embodies the country's sobriquet: Land of the Rising Sun.

Steps:

First, we make a matrix of dimensions 300 X 600 X 3. Where the number of pixels of rows is 300, the number of pixels of columns is 600 and 3 represent the number of dimensions of the color coding in BGR format.

• Paint the complete image with white color. BGR code for White is (255,255,255).
• Apply loop on rows and columns and implement the equation of the circle such that we get a circle in the center of the flag and color it crimson glory using RGB format.

Equation of circle:

    ((x-h)^2 - (y-k)^2)=r^2

Where (h, k) are the centres, (x, y) are co-ordinates of x-axis and y-axis and r is the radius of the circle.

bgrcode for crimson glory color is (45, 0, 188).

Python code to draw flag of Japan

# import numpy library as np
import numpy as np

# import open-cv library
import cv2

# import sqrt function from the math module
from math import sqrt

# here image is of class 'uint8', the range of values  
# that each colour component can have is [0 - 255]

# create a zero matrix of order 300x600 of 3-dimensions
flag = np.zeros((300, 600, 3),np.uint8)

# take coordinate of the circle
center_x, center_y = 150, 300

# take radius of the circle
radius = 50

# fill whole pixels of dimensions
# with White color
flag[:, :, :] = 255;

# Draw a circle with crimson glory color

# loop for rows i.e. for x-axis
for i in range(101,201) :

    # loop for columns i.e. for y-axis 
    for j in range(251, 351) :

        #applying the equation of circle to make the circle in the center. 
        distance = sqrt((center_x - i)**2 + (center_y - j)**2)
        if distance <= radius :
            
            # fill the circle with crimson glory 
            # color using RGB color representation. 
            flag[i, j, 0] = 45
            flag[i, j, 1] = 0
            flag[i, j, 2] = 188
            
            
# Show the image formed
cv2.imshow("Japan Flag",flag);

Output