DAB: Interactive Haptic Painting with 3D Virtual Brushes
Author(s): William Baxter, Vincent Scheib, Ming C. Lin, Dinesh Manocha.
Proceedings: SIGGRAPH 2001, Computer Graphics Proceedings, Eugene Fiume, pp. 461--468, ACM Press / ACM SIGGRAPH,
2001.
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Abstract:
We present a novel painting system with an intuitive
haptic interface, which serves as an expressive vehicle for interactively
creating painterly works. We introduce a deformable,
3D brush model, which gives the user natural control of complex
brush strokes. The force feedback enhances the sense of realism
and provides tactile cues that enable the user to better manipulate
the paint brush. We have also developed a bidirectional, two-layer
paint model that, combined with a palette interface, enables easy
loading of complex blends onto our 3D virtual brushes to generate
interesting paint effects on the canvas. The resulting system, DAB,
provides the user with an artistic setting, which is conceptually
equivalent to a real-world painting environment. Several users
have tested DAB and were able to start creating original art work
within minutes.