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Normalpaint: an interactive tool for painting normal maps

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This paper presents a novel 3D painting system that allows interactive painting on normal maps. The process of creating a highly detailed model and later extracting normal maps is slow and prone to artifacts. We propose an interactive framework where the user paints directly on normal maps while visualizing the results as they would appear in the target rendering system.

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  1. UNISINOS, Av. Unisinos, 950, 93022-000, Sao Leopoldo, RS, Brazil

    Maurício Bammann Gehling & Christian Hofsetz

  2. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Ipiranga, 6681 Building 32, 90619-900, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

    Soraia Raupp Musse

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Bammann Gehling, M., Hofsetz, C. & Raupp Musse, S. Normalpaint: an interactive tool for painting normal maps. Visual Comput 23, 897–904 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-007-0132-9

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