The Journal of China Universities of Posts and Telecommunications ›› 2022, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (2): 33-42.doi: 10.19682/j.cnki.1005-8885.2022.0014

Special Issue: 文化计算专题

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Surveys on line drawing simplification for Chinese cultural computing

  


  • Received:2022-02-23 Revised:2022-03-16 Online:2022-04-26 Published:2022-04-26
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China;National Natural Science Foundation of China

Abstract:

In the recent decade, many approaches of rough line drawing simplification were proposed, but they are not well summarized yet, especially from the perspective of Chinese cultural computing. In this paper, a comprehensive review of existing line drawing simplification methods was presented, including their algorithms, advantages/ disadvantages, inputs/ outputs, datasets and source codes, etc. For raster line drawings, related implification work was discussed according to four main categories: fitting-based methods, tracing-based methods, field-based methods, and learning-based methods. For vector line drawings, a deep investigation was introduced for two major steps of simplification: stroke grouping and stroke merging. Finally, conclusions were given, key challenges and future directions of line drawing simplification for Chinese traditional art were thoroughly discussed.

Key words: line drawing, sketch, simplification, cultural computing