Ebook: A Computational Approach to Digital Chinese Painting and Calligraphy
- Tags: Computer Appl. in Arts and Humanities, Computer Graphics, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics), Arts
- Series: Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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"A Computational Approach to Digital Chinese Painting and Calligraphy" is a technical book on computer science and its applications in the arts. It focuses on Oriental digital arts, in particular Chinese arts and painting, offering a multi-disciplinary treatment from the angles of computer graphics, interactive techniques, human-computer interaction, and artificial intelligence. The book also discusses the unique difficulties and challenges of using the computer to produce Oriental arts, including research results by the authors and their lessons and engineering experiences behind these efforts.
Songhua Xu is a computer scientist of Zhejiang University and Yale University, as well as an honorary researcher of the University of Hong Kong. Francis C.M. Lau is Professor at the University of Hong Kong where he leads the Systems Research Group in the Department of Computer Science. Yunhe Pan is Professor of Computer Science at Zhejiang University as well as Deputy President of Chinese Academy of Engineering.
"A Computational Approach to Digital Chinese Painting and Calligraphy" is a technical book on computer science and its applications in the arts. It focuses on Oriental digital arts, in particular Chinese arts and painting, offering a multi-disciplinary treatment from the angles of computer graphics, interactive techniques, human-computer interaction, and artificial intelligence. The book also discusses the unique difficulties and challenges of using the computer to produce Oriental arts, including research results by the authors and their lessons and engineering experiences behind these efforts.
Songhua Xu is a computer scientist of Zhejiang University and Yale University, as well as an honorary researcher of the University of Hong Kong. Francis C.M. Lau is Professor at the University of Hong Kong where he leads the Systems Research Group in the Department of Computer Science. Yunhe Pan is Professor of Computer Science at Zhejiang University as well as Deputy President of Chinese Academy of Engineering.
"A Computational Approach to Digital Chinese Painting and Calligraphy" is a technical book on computer science and its applications in the arts. It focuses on Oriental digital arts, in particular Chinese arts and painting, offering a multi-disciplinary treatment from the angles of computer graphics, interactive techniques, human-computer interaction, and artificial intelligence. The book also discusses the unique difficulties and challenges of using the computer to produce Oriental arts, including research results by the authors and their lessons and engineering experiences behind these efforts.
Songhua Xu is a computer scientist of Zhejiang University and Yale University, as well as an honorary researcher of the University of Hong Kong. Francis C.M. Lau is Professor at the University of Hong Kong where he leads the Systems Research Group in the Department of Computer Science. Yunhe Pan is Professor of Computer Science at Zhejiang University as well as Deputy President of Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Computer Science and Fine Arts....Pages 3-20
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Computer Science in Paintings or Drawings....Pages 23-45
Front Matter....Pages 47-49
Introduction to Interactive Digital Chinese Painting and Calligraphy....Pages 51-57
Basic Algorithmic Framework of a Virtual Hairy Paintbrush System....Pages 59-101
Performance Enhanced Virtual Hairy Paintbrush System....Pages 103-127
Pigment Component of an Advanced Virtual Hairy Paintbrush System....Pages 129-157
Rendering Component of an Advanced Virtual Hairy Paintbrush System....Pages 159-197
Front Matter....Pages 199-202
Principles of Automatic Generation of Artistic Chinese Calligraphy....Pages 203-225
Two Perspectives on Automatic Generation of Artistic Chinese Calligraphy....Pages 227-251
A Preliminary Attempt at Evaluating the Beauty of Chinese Calligraphy....Pages 253-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Animating Chinese Paintings through Stroke-based Decomposition....Pages 289-324
Front Matter....Pages 325-325
Final Fantasies for Digital Painting and Calligraphy....Pages 327-351
Back Matter....Pages 353-363
"A Computational Approach to Digital Chinese Painting and Calligraphy" is a technical book on computer science and its applications in the arts. It focuses on Oriental digital arts, in particular Chinese arts and painting, offering a multi-disciplinary treatment from the angles of computer graphics, interactive techniques, human-computer interaction, and artificial intelligence. The book also discusses the unique difficulties and challenges of using the computer to produce Oriental arts, including research results by the authors and their lessons and engineering experiences behind these efforts.
Songhua Xu is a computer scientist of Zhejiang University and Yale University, as well as an honorary researcher of the University of Hong Kong. Francis C.M. Lau is Professor at the University of Hong Kong where he leads the Systems Research Group in the Department of Computer Science. Yunhe Pan is Professor of Computer Science at Zhejiang University as well as Deputy President of Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Computer Science and Fine Arts....Pages 3-20
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Computer Science in Paintings or Drawings....Pages 23-45
Front Matter....Pages 47-49
Introduction to Interactive Digital Chinese Painting and Calligraphy....Pages 51-57
Basic Algorithmic Framework of a Virtual Hairy Paintbrush System....Pages 59-101
Performance Enhanced Virtual Hairy Paintbrush System....Pages 103-127
Pigment Component of an Advanced Virtual Hairy Paintbrush System....Pages 129-157
Rendering Component of an Advanced Virtual Hairy Paintbrush System....Pages 159-197
Front Matter....Pages 199-202
Principles of Automatic Generation of Artistic Chinese Calligraphy....Pages 203-225
Two Perspectives on Automatic Generation of Artistic Chinese Calligraphy....Pages 227-251
A Preliminary Attempt at Evaluating the Beauty of Chinese Calligraphy....Pages 253-286
Front Matter....Pages 287-287
Animating Chinese Paintings through Stroke-based Decomposition....Pages 289-324
Front Matter....Pages 325-325
Final Fantasies for Digital Painting and Calligraphy....Pages 327-351
Back Matter....Pages 353-363
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