The%20NPR%20Assignment

1
The NPR Assignment

• Everything is online off course web page
• List of papers
• Choose one
• First to email me gets the paper
• Some pairings of tightly related papers
• Also copies outside my door (6387)
• I have some videos and proceedings

2
Computer -Generated Watercolor

• Semi-physical model of watercolor painting
• Includes many effects and a little lesson on
  transmission through layers

3
Computer-Generated Pen and Ink Illustration of
Trees

• The title says it all
• From this years SIGGRAPH

4
A Non-Photorealistic Lighting Model for Automatic
Technical Illustration

• Defines a lighting model that results in images
  shaded for technical understanding
• Companion paper about how to do it interactively

5
Paint by Numbers Abstract Image Representations

• The first paper, by a long way

6
Painterly Rendering with Curved Brush Strokes of
Multiple Sizes

• Produces images that look painted in various
  styles
• Companion paper about applying the process to
  video and interactive settings

7
Illustrating Smooth Surfaces

• Pen and ink
• Focused largely on the operations that must be
  performed on the surfaces to prepare for artistic
  rendering

8
Art-based Rendering of Fur, Grass and Trees

• Looks like Dr Seuss
• Raises many issues with animating stylized
  renderings
• Companion paper that fixes most of the problems

9
Processing Images and Video for an Impressionist
Effect

• Title says it all
• Resulted in an Electronic Theatre video
• First to manage video

10
Painterly Rendering for Animation

• Seminal paper on animating stylized rendering
• Has spawned many class projects

11
Digital Facial Engraving

• Completely different Produces images that look
  like printed engravings

12
Computer-Generated Pen and Ink Illustration

• Seminal paper
• Focus on architectural pen and ink illustrations
• Several companion papers

13
Issues to Address in Your Talk

• What is the target style?
• Single image? Animation?
• Photos/Video? 3d Model? Interactive?
• Good things? Bad things?
• Details about one or two problems they had to
  solve

14
Giving Your Talk

• Aim for 30 minutes or less
• Heuristically, one slide lasts for two minutes
• Color slides are possible
• Passing a book or image around might be easier
• Talk to me if you want video

15
Grading

• Approximately 20 of your grade
• Based on
• How well you convey the essence of the paper
• How well you appear to understand the contents
• Feel free to talk to me about your presentation
  before you give it
• Ill try to give feedback - this will be a
  learning experience