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Curvature-based stroke rendering

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This paper describes an algorithm that renders lines that have various thicknesses and have sharp tapered ends. This algorithm does not require any special information on each local point of a line. The thickness is determined by curvature and lengths from both ends. Therefore the algorithm is applicable in a variety of line rendering situations, such as 3D rendering engines for high quality cel-animation-like effects, reuse of geometrical data designed by CAD for advertising purposes, edge enhancement in a photo retouching process with edge detection methods and so on. In addition, using the generated varying thicknesses, we have developed algorithms for shading and embossing effects.

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  1. Tokyo Institute of Technology, W8-70 2-12-1 Oookayama, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan

    Suguru Saito, Akane Kani, Youngha Chang & Masayuki Nakajima

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Saito, S., Kani, A., Chang, Y. et al. Curvature-based stroke rendering. Visual Comput 24, 1–11 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-007-0165-0

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