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Beyond Stippling
— Methods for Distributing Objects on the Plane
Author(s) -
Hiller Stefan,
Hellwig Heino,
Deussen Oliver
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
computer graphics forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1467-8659
pISSN - 0167-7055
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8659.00699
Subject(s) - computer science , extension (predicate logic) , plane (geometry) , computer graphics (images) , contrast (vision) , position (finance) , artificial intelligence , computer vision , geometry , mathematics , finance , economics , programming language
Conventionally, stippling is an effective technique for representing surfaces in pen‐and‐ink. We present new efficientmethods for stipple drawings by computer. In contrast to already existing techniques, arbitrary shapes canbe used in place of dots. An extension of Lloyd's Method enables us to position small objects on a plane in a visuallypleasing form. This allows us to generate new illustration styles. Similar methods can be used for positioningobjects in other applications.