Line Drawing as a Dynamic Process

PhD Qualifying Examination


Title: "Line Drawing as a Dynamic Process"

by

Mr. Jingbo Liu


Abstract:

Line drawings can be remarkably efficient at conveying shape and meaning 
while reducing visual clutter. In human sketches, the tentative nature of 
shapes and spatial relations is directly suggested by irregularities, 
imperfections, inexact tracings and retracings. This incompleteness serves 
to amplify a viewer’s imagination.

Inspired by the effectiveness and aesthetic appeal of human line drawings, 
researchers have proposed algorithms for generating line drawings from 3D 
meshes. Most such techniques focus on only the end product. Very few view 
the line drawings as a creative process.

In this survey, we will first introduce various approaches that attempt to 
algorithmically describe line drawings. Then we will elaborate on the few 
methods which create dynamic sketches. In the end, we examine the 
perception and cognition characteristics when human sketches, from the 
cognitive psychology perspective.


Date:                   Thursday, 6 December 2012

Time:                   3:00pm - 5:00pm

Venue:                  Room 3304
                         lifts 17/18

Committee Members:	Dr. Chiew-Lan Tai (Supervisor)
                         Dr. Pedro Sander (Chairperson)
 			Dr. Huamin Qu
 			Prof. Long Quan


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