Computer Graphics Forum

Stylized Vector Art from 3D Models with Region Support

Elmar Eisemann, Holger Winnemoeller, John C. Hart, and David Salesin

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We describe a rendering system that converts a 3D meshed model into the stylized 2D filled-region vector-art commonly found in clip-art libraries. To properly define filled regions, we analyze and combine accurate but jagged face-normal contours with smooth but inaccurate interpolated vertex normal contours, and construct a new smooth shadow contour that properly surrounds the actual jagged shadow contour. We decompose region definition into geometric and topological components, using machine precision for geometry processing and raster-precision to accelerate topological queries. We extend programmable stylization to simplify, smooth and stylize filled regions. The result renders 10 K-face meshes into custom clip-art in seconds.

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@article{bib:eisemann:2008,
    author       = { Eisemann, Elmar and Winnemoeller, Holger and Hart, John C. and Salesin, David },    
    title        = { Stylized Vector Art from 3D Models with Region Support },
    journal      = { Computer Graphics Forum },
    volume       = { 27 },
    year         = { 2008 },
    pages        = { 1199--1207 },
    doi          = { 10.1111/j.1467-8659.2008.01258.x },
    dblp         = { journals/cgf/EisemannWHS08 },
    url          = { https://publications.graphics.tudelft.nl/papers/618 },
}