Felt-Based Rendering
Conference Paper
Abstract
Felt is mankind’s oldest and simplest textile, composed of a pressed mass of fibers. Images can be formed directly in the fabric by arranging the fibers to represent the image before pressure is applied. We describe a computational method for transforming input images into objects which look as if they were produced by a felting process. The synthesis method places three dimensional line segments one by one, analogous to individual fibers being placed. Individual layers of fibers are drawn according to image structure and a probabilistic framework. A fuzzy three dimensional felt object is created
by compositing layers of fibers; rendering uses a deep shadow map for correct self-shadowing of the matted felt.
BibTeX
@inproceedings{O'Donovan:2006:FR:1124728.1124738,
author = {O'Donovan, Peter and Mould, David},
title = {Felt-based Rendering},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Non-photorealistic Animation and Rendering},
series = {NPAR '06},
year = {2006},
isbn = {1-59593-357-3},
location = {Annecy, France},
pages = {55--62},
numpages = {8},
url = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1124728.1124738},
doi = {10.1145/1124728.1124738},
acmid = {1124738},
publisher = {ACM},
address = {New York, NY, USA},
keywords = {felt, textile rendering},
}