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Depicting Shape Features with Directional Strokes and Spotlighting
Mario Costa Sousa, Faramarz Samavati, Meru Brunn.
Computer Graphics International (CGI'04),
2004. [BibTeX]
Illustrating Terrains using Direction of Slope and Lighting
Kevin Buchin, Mario Costa Sousa, Jürgen Döllner, Faramarz Samavati, Maike Walther.
4th ICA Mountain Cartography Workshop, Vall de Núria, Catalunya, Spain, 30th September - 2nd. October 2004,
2004. [BibTeX]
Improving the Sketch-Based Interface
Richard Pusch, Faramarz Samavati, Ahmad Nasri, Brian Wyvill.
The Visual Computer, Vol. 23, No. 9--11, pp. 955--962, September,
2007. [BibTeX]
Modeling Plant Structures Using Concept Sketches
Fabricio Anastacio, Mario Costa Sousa, Faramarz Samavati, Joaquim A. Jorge.
NPAR '06: Proceedings of the 4th international symposium on Non-photorealistic animation and rendering, pp. 105--113, New York, NY, USA, June, ACM Press,
2006. [BibTeX]
Precise Ink Drawing of 3D Models
Mario Costa Sousa, Kevin Foster, Brian Wyvill, Faramarz Samavati.
Computer Graphics Forum, Vol. 22, No. 3, September,
2003. [BibTeX]
Ribbons: A representation for point clouds
Adam Runions, Faramarz Samavati, Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz.
The Visual Computer, Vol. 23, No. 9--11, pp. 945--954, September,
2007. [BibTeX]
Silhouette Rendering Based On Stability Measurement
John Brosz, Faramarz Samavati, Mario Costa Sousa.
Spring Conference of Computer Graphics 2004 (SCCG '04),
2004. [BibTeX]
Sketch-based modeling with few strokes
Author(s): Joseph Jacob Cherlin, Faramarz Samavati, Mario Costa Sousa, Joaquim A. Jorge.
Proceedings: 21st Spring Conference on Computer graphics (SCCG'05), pp. 137--145, Budmerice, Slovakia, May 12-14,
2005.
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Abstract:
We present a novel sketch-based system for the interactive modeling of a variety of free-form 3D objects using just a few strokes. Our technique is inspired by the traditional illustration strategy for depicting 3D forms where the basic geometric forms of the subjects are identified, sketched and progressively refined using few key strokes. We introduce two parametric surfaces, rotational and cross sectional blending, that are inspired by this illustration technique. We also describe orthogonal deformation and cross sectional oversketching as editing tools to complement our modeling techniques. Examples with models ranging from cartoon style to botanical illustration demonstrate the capabilities of our system.