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Creating Abstract Digital Paintings with Painting Camera Technique
Scott Meadows, Ergun Akleman.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV'00), pp. 250--254,
2000. [BibTeX]
Modeling Subdivision Control Meshes for Creating Cartoon Faces
Author(s): Sajan Skaria, Ergun Akleman, Frederic I. Parke.
Proceedings: Proceedings of the International Conference on Shape Modeling and Applications (SMI'01), pp. 216--225, Genova, Italy, May,
2001.
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Abstract:
Modeling three-dimensional faces on the computer has been an interesting yet challenging problem. This paper presents a method for creating cartoon faces by using a subdivision scheme. We use set-operations for conceptual design of subdivision control meshes. To ensure the quality of the control mesh, we have eliminated high valenced extraordinary vertices since smoothness of the surface decreases with valence. In addition, we have limited the number of extraordinary vertices to eliminate ripples. We have also ensured an even structure around extraordinary vertices (The size of each quadrilateral in subdivided meshes are roughly similar). We have also developed a user-friendly interface to sculpt the control mesh. Using this interface we have been able to create a variety of cartoon faces.
MultiCam: A System for Interactive Rendering of Abstract Digital Images
Jeffrey Smith, Ergun Akleman, Richard Davison, John Keyser.
Bridges: Mathematical Connections in Art, Music, and Science 2004, pp. 265--272, Winfield, Kansas, August,
2004. [BibTeX]
Two Methods for Creating Chinese Painting
Ching (Clara) Chan, Ergun Akleman, Jianer Chen.
10th Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications (PG'02), pp. 403, Tsinghua University, Beijing, October 09 - 11,
2002. [BibTeX]