Illustrative computer graphics

Course Description

Addressees:
Students of Information Engineering in the Bachelor's in-depth study or in the Master's program.

Prerequesites:
Previous knowledge of Java, Attendance of the lecture "Computer Graphics" or a comparable lecture. Mathematical foundations. Registration in ZEuS.

Course Content:

• 2D-Methods for the production of non-photorealistic Computer Graphics (Dithering, Halftoning, artistic screening, Stipping)
• Manipulation of 2.5-dimensional Data (Images with depth), edge enhancement, depth differences, Unsharp Masking
• Non-photorealistic rendering of 3D Geometry data (Computation of geometric Features, Minima and Maxima of derivations and curvatures, finding silhouettes, numerical problemes)

IMPORTANT: please install Processing (Version 4.2 or higher) before the first lecture.

Performance Record:
All exercises must be shown to the supervisors in the exercise to be admitted to the exam.

Exam:
20 minutes oral exam covering the course content (Room ZT809)
Grade: The grade is determined by the outcome of the exam

First exam date: 31/07/24
Second exam date: 23/10/24

Registration in ZEuS,

A list with timeslots will be made available in the lecture and later in ZT808 (Link).

Credits:
With successful participation 6 ECTS can be acquired.

Literature

• Pierre Bénard, Aaron Hertzmann: Line Drawings from 3D Models
• Thomas Strothotte, Stefan Schlechtweg: Non-Photorealistic Computer Graphics Morgan Kaufmann
• Gooch & Gooch: Non-Photorealistic Rendering