Introduction to 3D Non-Photorealistic Rendering: Silhouettes and Outlines (PDF), Aaron Hertzmann
Cassidy Curtis
Pacific Data Images
Amy Ashurst Gooch
University of Utah
Bruce Gooch
University of Utah
Aaron Hertzmann
New York University
David Salesin
Microsoft Research and University of Washington
Simon Schofield
Slade School of Fine Art, London
One of the refreshing aspects of NPR is that it brings closer together the disciplines of art and science; its value is far less on the technical brilliance of the techniques but on the aesthetics of the results, and the scope to convey shape, structure and artistic expression. It is an area that requires artists and engineers to work together to solve new and challenging problems in computer graphics. The course will appeal to artists and technologists alike.
In this course we have brought together a number of leading researchers in the field of NPR with artists and industrialists to provide participants with an excellent grounding in this exciting subject. The panel of eight speakers will provide coverage of the various strands of NPR research and applications, including 2D, 2.5D and 3D approaches. The artist's perspective on NPR will be provided, incorporating a critique of different approaches and with reference to the classic techniques of fine art. The application of NPR to areas as diverse as Hollywood movie production and desktop consumer software programs will be covered.