Tikz : texture cube faces using png image

Question

I would like to draw a cube using Tikz with some faces of the cube having a texture on it (texture would be a PNG image)

my current code is at follows :

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{3d,calc}
\tikzset{persp/.style={scale=3.0,x={(-0.8cm,-0.4cm)},y={(0.8cm,-0.4cm)}, z={(0cm,1cm)}},points/.style={fill=white,draw=black,thick}}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[persp]\def\i{-15}
    \pgfmathparse{cos(\i)}\let\ci\pgfmathresult
    \pgfmathparse{sin(\i)}\let\si\pgfmathresult 
    \coordinate (Ocube) at (0,0,0);
    \coordinate (Xcube) at (\ci,\si,0);
    \coordinate (Ycube) at (-\si,\ci,0);
    \coordinate (Zcube) at (0,0,1);
    \coordinate (C0) at ($(Ocube)-(Xcube)-(Ycube)-(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (C1) at ($(Ocube)+(Xcube)-(Ycube)-(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (C2) at ($(Ocube)-(Xcube)+(Ycube)-(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (C3) at ($(Ocube)+(Xcube)+(Ycube)-(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (C4) at ($(Ocube)-(Xcube)-(Ycube)+(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (C5) at ($(Ocube)+(Xcube)-(Ycube)+(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (C6) at ($(Ocube)-(Xcube)+(Ycube)+(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (C7) at ($(Ocube)+(Xcube)+(Ycube)+(Zcube)$);
    \fill[black!20, draw=black, dashed,opacity=0.3] (C0)--(C1)--(C3)--(C2)--cycle;
    \fill[black!20, draw=black, dashed,opacity=0.3] (C0)--(C1)--(C5)--(C4)--cycle;
    \fill[black!20, draw=black, dashed,opacity=0.3] (C0)--(C2)--(C6)--(C4)--cycle;
    \fill[black!20, draw=black, thick,opacity=0.3] (C4)--(C5)--(C7)--(C6)--cycle;
    \fill[black!20, draw=black, thick,opacity=0.3] (C2)--(C3)--(C7)--(C6)--cycle;
    \fill[black!20, draw=black, thick,opacity=0.3] (C1)--(C3)--(C7)--(C5)--cycle;   
    \coordinate (Q0) at ($(Ocube)-.8*(Xcube)+(Ycube)-.8*(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (Q1) at ($(Ocube)+.8*(Xcube)+(Ycube)-.8*(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (Q2) at ($(Ocube)-.8*(Xcube)+(Ycube)+.8*(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (Q3) at ($(Ocube)+.8*(Xcube)+(Ycube)+.8*(Zcube)$);
    \fill[white!20, draw=black, thick,opacity=0.3] (Q0)--(Q1)--(Q3)--(Q2)--cycle;
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

On the last line, rather then filling white a color (white!20), I would like to draw the image "face.png". This drawing must be distorded so to fit the face realisticaly.

Could someone help me doing that ?

Answer 1

Not exactly an answer to the question, but it is fun.

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{backgrounds}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
  \draw[yellow,yslant=0.5] (0,0) rectangle (2,2);
  \node[yslant=0.5,anchor=center,opacity=0.3]  at (1,1.5) {\includegraphics[width=2cm,height=2cm]{example-image-a}};
  \draw[magenta,yslant=-0.5] (-2,2) rectangle (0,0);
  \node[yslant=-0.5,anchor=center,opacity=0.3]  at (-1,1.5) {\includegraphics[width=2cm,height=2cm]{example-image-b}};
  \begin{scope}[on background layer]
  \draw[orange,yslant=-0.5] (0,2) rectangle (2,4);
  \node[yslant=-0.5,anchor=center,xshift=0cm,yshift=1cm,opacity=0.3]  at (1,1.5) {\includegraphics[width=2cm,height=2cm]{example-image-b}};
  \draw[green,yslant=0.5,,xshift=-2cm,yshift=2cm] (0,0) rectangle (2,2);
  \node[yslant=0.5,anchor=center,xshift=-2cm,yshift=2cm,opacity=0.3]  at (1,1.5) {\includegraphics[width=2cm,height=2cm]{example-image-a}};
\draw[blue,yslant=-0.5,xslant=1] (-2,0) rectangle (0,2);
\node[yslant=-0.5,anchor=center,xshift=0cm,yshift=2cm,xslant=1,opacity=0.3]  at (-0,-1) {\includegraphics[width=2cm,height=2cm]{example-image-a}};
  \end{scope}
  \draw[red,yslant=-0.5,xslant=1] (-4,2) rectangle (-2,4);
\node[yslant=-0.5,anchor=center,xshift=0cm,yshift=4cm,xslant=1,opacity=0.3]  at (-0,-1) {\includegraphics[width=2cm,height=2cm]{example-image-a}};

\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

Answer 2

There are several questions on the site which address filling a shape with an image in TikZ, for example:

• TikZ: Drawing regular hexagons with pictures inside
• How to clip an external image inside an ellipse

We can adapt those solutions to your 3D shape. We use \clip to restrict to the front square of the cube, then add the image, and finally we draw the border around it.

I’ve replaced the line:

\fill[white!20, draw=black, thick,opacity=0.3] (Q0)--(Q1)--(Q3)--(Q2)--cycle;

with

\def\frontsquare{(Q0)--(Q1)--(Q3)--(Q2)--cycle}

\begin{scope}
    \clip \frontsquare;
    \node {\includegraphics{grass.jpg}};
\end{scope}

\draw[black, thick] \frontsquare;

First I define \frontsquare to the area you want to fill. The \clip contained in the scope restricts everything else we draw to within that area, until \end{scope}. When I use \includegraphics to add an image, only the part of the image that is within the front square. The \draw command then adds a border.

This is what the resulting cube looks like:

and here’s the complete code:

\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{3d,calc}
\tikzset{persp/.style={scale=3.0,x={(-0.8cm,-0.4cm)},y={(0.8cm,-0.4cm)}, z={(0cm,1cm)}},points/.style={fill=white,draw=black,thick}}

\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[persp]\def\i{-15}
    \pgfmathparse{cos(\i)}\let\ci\pgfmathresult
    \pgfmathparse{sin(\i)}\let\si\pgfmathresult 
    \coordinate (Ocube) at (0,0,0);
    \coordinate (Xcube) at (\ci,\si,0);
    \coordinate (Ycube) at (-\si,\ci,0);
    \coordinate (Zcube) at (0,0,1);
    \coordinate (C0) at ($(Ocube)-(Xcube)-(Ycube)-(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (C1) at ($(Ocube)+(Xcube)-(Ycube)-(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (C2) at ($(Ocube)-(Xcube)+(Ycube)-(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (C3) at ($(Ocube)+(Xcube)+(Ycube)-(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (C4) at ($(Ocube)-(Xcube)-(Ycube)+(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (C5) at ($(Ocube)+(Xcube)-(Ycube)+(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (C6) at ($(Ocube)-(Xcube)+(Ycube)+(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (C7) at ($(Ocube)+(Xcube)+(Ycube)+(Zcube)$);
    \fill[black!20, draw=black, dashed,opacity=0.3] (C0)--(C1)--(C3)--(C2)--cycle;
    \fill[black!20, draw=black, dashed,opacity=0.3] (C0)--(C1)--(C5)--(C4)--cycle;
    \fill[black!20, draw=black, dashed,opacity=0.3] (C0)--(C2)--(C6)--(C4)--cycle;
    \fill[black!20, draw=black, thick,opacity=0.3] (C4)--(C5)--(C7)--(C6)--cycle;
    \fill[black!20, draw=black, thick,opacity=0.3] (C2)--(C3)--(C7)--(C6)--cycle;
    \fill[black!20, draw=black, thick,opacity=0.3] (C1)--(C3)--(C7)--(C5)--cycle;   
    \coordinate (Q0) at ($(Ocube)-.8*(Xcube)+(Ycube)-.8*(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (Q1) at ($(Ocube)+.8*(Xcube)+(Ycube)-.8*(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (Q2) at ($(Ocube)-.8*(Xcube)+(Ycube)+.8*(Zcube)$);
    \coordinate (Q3) at ($(Ocube)+.8*(Xcube)+(Ycube)+.8*(Zcube)$);

    \def\frontsquare{(Q0)--(Q1)--(Q3)--(Q2)--cycle}

    \begin{scope}
        \clip \frontsquare;
        \node {\includegraphics{grass.jpg}};
    \end{scope}

    \draw[black, thick] \frontsquare;
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}