[IPOL announce] new article: A Brief Analysis of the Generic Framework for the Structured Abstraction of Images

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A new article is available in IPOL: https://www.ipol.im/pub/art/2024/495/

Noura Faraj, Lucía Bouza, and Julie Delon,
A Brief Analysis of the Generic Framework for the Structured Abstraction 
of Images,
Image Processing On Line, 14 (2024), pp. 116–126. 
https://doi.org/10.5201/ipol.2024.495


Abstract

In this study, we present a simplified implementation of a versatile 
framework for structured image abstraction, as outlined in [Faraj et 
al., A Generic Framework for the Structured Abstraction of Images, 
International Symposium on Non-Photorealistic Animation and Rendering, 
2017]. The framework relies on the topographic map, a hierarchical and 
geometric representation composed of all shapes of an image, organized 
in a tree structure. Within this framework, abstract renderings of 
digital photographs can be generated by iteratively applying simple 
local operations like replacement, removal, or rotation of shapes. These 
operations give rise to a diverse spectrum of renderings, spanning from 
geometrical abstraction and painting-like effects to style transfer. We 
perform a brief analysis of the results produced by the method, 
highlighting its quality and limitations.