Vectorized Region Based Brush Strokes for Artistic Rendering

Abstract: Creating a stroke-by-stroke evolution process of a visual artwork tries to bridge the emotional and educational gap between the finished static artwork and its creation process. Recent stroke-based painting systems focus on capturing stroke details by predicting and iteratively refining stroke parameters to maximize the similarity between the input image and the rendered output. However, these methods often struggle to produce stroke compositions that align with artistic principles and intent. To address this, we explore an image-to-painting method that (i) facilitates semantic guidance for brush strokes in targeted regions, (ii) computes the brush stroke parameters, and (iii) establishes a sequence among segments and strokes to sequentially render the final painting. Experimental results on various input image types, such as face images, paintings, and photographic images, show that our method aligns with a region-based painting strategy while rendering a painting with high fidelity and superior stroke quality.