Example-based Design of Artistic Calligraphy Fonts

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"Shodo", which is Japanese calligraphy, is a form of artistic writing used for writing the Japanese and Chinese language. This study proposes and develops a method of designing Japanese calligraphic fonts which contain artistic representations similar to actual Shodo art. We especially focus on kasure (a Japanese term referring to the breakup of brushstrokes), which is one of the most characteristic visual effects of Shodo, adopt an approach using example-based texture-synthesis in the field of non-photorealistic rendering to achieve high quality artistic fonts.