[14:30] Coast-to-Coast Seminar: Artistic Image Processing
Date | Tuesday December 09 2008 |
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Time | 14:30 - 15:30 |
Location | online (local AccessGrid room) |
Contact | David McCaughan, SHARCNET |
URL | http://users.cs.dal.ca/~sbrooks |
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Speaker: Dr. Stephen Brooks, Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University Non-photorealistic or âartisticâ rendering is a branch of computer graphics that aims to mimic styles of art algorithmically. Non-photorealistic rendering (NPR) takes its inspiration from historic works created in the natural media of painting, drawing and illustration, and can be made to operate directly on 3D geometry or on existing 2D images. Given the complexity of the task, NPR systems typically focus on the replication of a single artistic style. In this talk I discuss two techniques for artistic image processing, both of which have recently appeared in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. The first of which, entitled âMixed Media Painting and Portraitureâ presents a technique to transform digital images into renderings that approximate the appearance of mixed media artwork, which incorporates two or more traditional visual media. This is achieved by first separating an input image into distinct regions based on the detail present in the image. Each region is then processed independently with a user-selected NPR filter. This allows the user to treat highly detailed regions differently from regions of low frequency content. The separately processed regions are then blended in the gradient domain. In addition, the work is extended to the rendering of mixed media portraits. Portraits pose unique challenges that we address with a method of segmentation based on a composite of face detection and image detail. The approach offers the user a great deal of flexibility over the end result, while at the same time requiring very little input. The second approach, âImage-Based Stained Glassâ, attempts to simulate the appearance of stained glass artwork. A stained glass window possesses a distinctive style partly due to the unique color ranges produced through the interaction of color enamels, glass and light. The imposition of lead calmes further separates the appearance of stained glass from other mediums. To simulate this, a novel approach has been developed which involves image warping, segmentation, querying, and colorization along with texture synthesis. In the method, a given input image is first segmented. Each segment is subsequently transformed to match real segments of stained glass queried from a database of image exemplars. By using real sources of stained glass, the method produces high quality results and, again, requires only modest amounts of user interaction. About the Speaker: Stephen Brooks is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University. He received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge in 2004, a M.Sc. from the University of British Columbia in 2000 and a B.Sc. from Brock University in 1998. He is a member of IEEE, ACM, and Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS). His research interests include Computer Graphics, Visualization and 3D GIS, and is a co-founder of the GVLab (www.gvlab.ca). His primary interest outside academia, visual arts, complements and drives his interest in non-photorealistic computer graphics. In parallel with his academic work, he enjoys engaging in life drawing with graphite pencil, charcoal pencil and conté crayon. If you are planning to attend this seminar, ensure you have registered using the link provided at the top of this announcement. AG rooms will only be opened for these seminars where someone has indicated they plan to attend. |