Depth-aware coherent line drawings

Abstract

In this paper we utilize depth information to extend a line drawing algorithm, improving depth perception and object differentiation in large and spatially complex scenes. We consider different scales of features and apply a flow-based morphological filter to the scenes. Based on this two line drawing styles are defined. The proposed algorithm works in real-time and enables users to manipulate the parameter space through instant visual feedback. We evaluated the effectiveness of our method by performing a user study.