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Eurographics Workshop on Rendering Techniques

EGSR 2001: Rendering Techniques 2001 pp 83–88Cite as

Artistic Composition for Image Creation

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Altering the viewing parameters of a 3D object results in computer graphics images of varying quality. One aspect of image quality is the composition of the image. While the esthetic properties of an image are subjective, some heuristics used by artists to create images can be approximated quantitatively. We present an algorithm based on heuristic compositional rules for finding the format, viewpoint, and layout for an image of a 3D object. Our system computes viewing parameters automatically or allows a user to explicitly manipulate them.

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  1. University of Utah, USA

    Bruce Gooch, Erik Reinhard, Chris Moulding & Peter Shirley

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  1. Institute of Computer Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., USA

    Steven J. Gortler

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik, Saarbrücken, Germany

    Karol Myszkowski

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Gooch, B., Reinhard, E., Moulding, C., Shirley, P. (2001). Artistic Composition for Image Creation. In: Gortler, S.J., Myszkowski, K. (eds) Rendering Techniques 2001. EGSR 2001. Eurographics. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6242-2_8

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