[Weidong_Geng]The Algorithms and Principles of Non-photorealistic Graphics Artistic Rendering and Cartoon Animation (pdf){Zzzzz}

"The Algorithms and Principles of Non-photorealistic Graphics: Artistic Rendering and Cartoon Animation" provides a conceptual framework for and comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of research on non-photorealistic computer graphics including methodologies, algorithms and software tools dedicated to generating artistic and meaningful images and animations. This book mainly discusses how to create art from a blank canvas, how to convert the source images into pictures with the desired visual effects, how to generate artistic renditions from 3D models, how to synthesize expressive pictures from textual, graphical and pictorial data, and how to speed up the production of cartoon animation sequences with temporal coherence. It is intended for researchers and graduate students in the fields of computer graphics, digital media arts, and cartoon animation.

Dr. Weidong Geng is a professor at the Department of Digital Media Technology and State Key Laboratory of Computer Aided Design and Computer Graphics, Zhejiang University, China.

Publisher: Springer; 2010 edition (March 30, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3642048900
ISBN-13: 978-3642048906

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The Algorithms and Principles of Non-photorealistic Graphics
By Don Paul on October 23, 2010

This book presents a detailed treatment of the maturing field of non-photorealistic computer graphics, and the emerging quest of creating images that are more effective at conveying information, expressions, and beauty. Although it is filled with well illustrated algorithms and discusses their fundamental principles for creating simulations of pencil-drawings, watercolor and oil paintings and much more, it also goes beyond image pressing algorithms. The author delves into the artistic processing of various images to achieve a variety of effects. The advantages of image based painting over the rendering of 3D models, research methodologies and scientific problems, current hot topics and the future of non-photorealistic computer graphics are also discussed. It is a valuable book for students of non-photorealistic computer graphics.