An image processing apparatus includes a memory and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to calculate a pixel scale factor for each of pixel positions in a main scanning direction of an input image for a line based on a magnification. The circuitry is configured to store, in the memory, the pixel scale factors calculated for the line in order of pixel position. The circuitry is configured to read, in parallel, N-number of pixel scale factors of the pixel scale factors for the line in order of pixel position from the memory, in synchronization with parallel reading of N-number of pixels in the main scanning direction from the input image, where N represents an integer not smaller than 2. The circuitry is configured to multiply, in parallel, the N-number of pixels read from the input image by the respective N-number of pixel scale factors read from the memory.

Examples include a method for mitigating decap in a printing system that comprises nozzles, in which printing data associated to a graphical representation and that comprise pixel data points are received. Some data points are associated with a corresponding nozzle and a corresponding direction of movement and at least one specific data point is associated with a specific direction of movement and a specific nozzle which has a decap time below a first predetermined threshold. The received printing data is modified by displacing the printing data of the specific data point in a direction opposite to the specific direction of movement in order to compensate for the decap time.

Examples include a method for mitigating decap in a printing system that comprises nozzles, in which printing data associated to a graphical representation and that comprise pixel data points are received. Some data points are associated with a corresponding nozzle and a corresponding direction of movement and at least one specific data point is associated with a specific direction of movement and a specific nozzle which has a decap time below a first predetermined threshold. The received printing data is modified by displacing the printing data of the specific data point in a direction opposite to the specific direction of movement in order to compensate for the decap time.

A nail printing apparatus is provided, which does not require a user to manipulate button operation to set user's finger or user's toe or start an image drawing operation. The apparatus provided with an image drawing unit for drawing an image on a nail of a finger or a nail of a toe and an elevation mechanism having a placing unit on which the finger or the toe is placed. The elevation mechanism moves the placing unit from a stand-by position up to an image drawing position. When the placing unit is at the stand-by position, the user can insert user's finger or user's toe into or remove user's finger or user's toe from the apparatus. When at the image drawing position, the image drawing unit can draw an image on the nail of the finger. An elevation controlling unit controls the operation of the elevation mechanism in response to an operation of the finger or the toe placed on the placing unit, pressing the same downward.

A drawing apparatus including a drawing unit that detachably holds a drawing tool that performs a drawing on an object and a drawing tool standby unit for causing at least one spare drawing tool to stand by. In a state where a first drawing tool is caused to be held in the drawing unit and a second drawing tool is caused to be held in the drawing tool standby unit, the drawing unit is controlled to perform a drawing within a first region of the object by using the first drawing tool and, when a first undrawn area occurred within the first region, the first undrawn area being an area where the first drawing tool was not performed correctly, the first drawing tool held is caused to be replaced with the second drawing tool; and the drawing unit is caused to perform a drawing in the undrawn area by using the second drawing tool.

A drawing device includes: a finger holding case including a plurality of walls (a bottom wall, left and right sidewalls, a rear wall, and a top wall) surrounding a finger insertion opening into which a finger having a nail to be drawn on is inserted as well as an opening exposing the nail and a finger presser to which a fluid is supplied in order prevent movement of the finger by applying pressure between the finger and the finger holding case and from which the fluid is discharged to stop applying pressure. When the finger presser is not preventing movement of the finger, one of the walls (the top wall or the bottom wall) of the finger holding case moves in order to expand a space between the finger holding case and the finger.

A drawing apparatus includes a drawing unit that forms a nail design on a nail of an object by performing a plurality of processes and a processor that extracts a feature value of the object and controls the drawing unit. The processor acquires information on a performed process with respect to the nail of one object, whose nail is provided to be formed with the nail design, based on process management information in which the feature value with respect to each of a plurality of the objects and an information on the performed process with respect to the nail of each of the plurality of the objects are registered in association with each other and the feature value with respect to the one object, and determines a specific process to be performed to the nail of the one object, and causes the drawing unit to perform the specific process.

A drawing apparatus includes an object receiver into which an object is inserted, the object being at least one finger or toe having a nail to be drawn, an object holder that is configured to hold the object inserted into the object receiver and processor. The processor is configured to adjust a holding level by the object holder on the basis of a size of the object.

An object holding member is disposed within an external apparatus.

The object holding member includes an object insertion tool, and a connector. The object insertion tool has a space, into which an object being a finger or a toe having a nail is inserted; and the connector is configured to couple with the external apparatus and suppress a change in a position of the object holding member within the external apparatus in a case where the object holding member is disposed in the external apparatus.

Thus, when the object holding member is disposed within the external apparatus, the position thereof is generally fixed by the connector.

A drawing apparatus is provided. In the apparatus plural drawing tools for applying ink on an object are held by plural drawing tool holding units respectively. A drawing unit takes one of the plural drawing tools from the plural drawing tool holding units to draw an image on the object. An imaging unit images an identification image, which includes first information representing colors of inks to be applied respectively by the plural drawing tools and second information representing an arrangement of the plural drawing tools held in the plural drawing tool holding units. A controlling unit controls the drawing unit to draw a design image having at least one color on the object, based on the first and second information included in the identification image and the color of the design image.