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Painting canvas synthesis

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We present the development of a procedural method for texturing and modeling different kinds of woven canvas used to support easel paintings. The detailed macro- and microgeometry of textiles and different weaving patterns found in woven fabrics is conveniently simulated by procedural displacement and surface shading. The common varieties of canvas used in art production since the Italian Renaissance period are presented and recreated. The anatomy of an oil-based painting is briefly introduced and a visual simulation of decay presented. We also apply our texturing and shading techniques to a simple geometric representation of painting to help visualize the changing characteristics developed during the aging process of a canvas support kept in uncontrolled environmental conditions.

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  1. Computer Graphics Laboratory, Iwate University, Ueda 4-3-5, 020-8551, Morioka, Iwate, Japan

    Frédéric Drago & Norishige Chiba

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Drago, F., Chiba, N. Painting canvas synthesis. Vis Comput 20, 314–328 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-004-0240-8

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