A novel method of converting photograph into Chinese ink painting. Issue 3 (13th February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guo, Fan; Peng, Hui; Tang, Jin
• Is Part Of: IEEJ transactions on electrical and electronic engineering. Volume 10:Issue 3(2015)
• Page Start: 320
• Page End: 329
• Publication Date: 2015-02-13
• Subjects: Electrical engineering -- Periodicals; Electronics -- Periodicals; 621.3
• DOI: 10.1002/tee.22088
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1931-4973

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="tee22088-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p id="tee22088-para-0004">Chinese ink painting is a traditional art form that is highly regarded throughout the world for its theory, expression, technicality, and artistry. In this paper, we present a method to convert a photograph into a Chinese ink painting. First, the structure description map (SDM) for a photo is estimated to build the object appearance depiction. To make the converted Chinese painting's color be consistent with traditional color requirement of Chinese ink painting, a color transform algorithm is proposed to put color on the SDM. A qualitative evaluation approach is also proposed to carry out a comparative study with other simulation methods. Conversion results demonstrate that, using the proposed method, one can produce very beautiful Chinese ink painting from a photo with less user interaction and much faster conversion speed compared to other approaches. © 2015 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley &amp; Sons, Inc.</p> </abstract>