GoKawiilNew art technique 'Vathography' turns AI depth maps into final images
An artist has introduced Vathography, a photographic technique that uses AI-generated depth maps as the finished artwork rather than an intermediate processing step. Unlike point-cloud art requiring laser scanners or multiple photos, Vathography needs only a single photograph, with volume inferred computationally. The method relies on Marigold V2, a depth-estimation model released under an Apache 2.0 license, and was published on October 1, 2026.