INVESTIGATORS

Dr. Horace H S Ip, Helena Tsui Fong Wong

 

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

We are pursuing two novel approaches to generate brush written characters in this project:

In the first approach, we analysed the fractal properties of different style of calligraphic writings. Based on this analysis, we develop techniques to generate (synthesize) details that correspond to the fractal dimensions of the specific style of calligraphic writing. With this approach, we are able to synthesize characters with brush written effects from their true-type fonts.

In the second approach, we develop a physically-based brush model for synthesizing calligraphic writings. The resulting brush model is able to capture the physical effects of the writing process due to brush geometry, brush orientations and motions, ink absorption and depositing by the brush hairs. We have shown that our physically-based brush model is able to generate all the aesthetic effects commonly attributed to Chinese calligraphy.

Related Projects:

Construction of Scalable Fonts for High Quality Chinese Character Generation

A Structural-Fractal Representation for Chinese Scalable Fonts

 

POWERPOINT SLIDES

Click here for fractal approach, Click here for brush modeling approach  
 

FUNDING AGENCY

1996 CityU Strategic Research Grant

 

PUBLICATIONS

1. Horace H S Ip, Helena T F Wong, Florence Y Mong, "Representing Oriental Handwritten Scripts Using Fractals", CPCOL, Computer Processing of Oriental Languages, Vol. 10, No. 1, June 1996, pp. 49-64.
2. Horace H S Ip, Helena T F Wong, "Generation of Brush Written Characters with fractal Characteristics from True-type Fonts", ICCPOL, 17th International Conference on Computer Processing of Oriental Languages, pp. 156-161, Hong Kong, April 2-4, 1997.
3. Horace H S Ip, Helena T F Wong, "Calligraphic Character Synthesis using Brush Model", CGI'97, Computer Graphics International conference, pp. 13-21, Hasselt-Diepenbeek, Belgium, June 23-27 1997.
4. Helena T. F. Wong, Horace H. S. Ip, "Automatic Synthesis of Image Details based on Multiresolution Coherence", The Visual Computer Vol. 13, pp. 412-423, 1997.
5. Helena T. F. Wong, Horace H. S. Ip, "Virtual Brush: A Model-Based Synthesis of Chinese Calligraphy ", Computers & Graphics, Vol.24, No.1, 2000.

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