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Modern mosaics. (art).(Junhwan Kim and Fabio Pellancini's innovation)(Brief Article)

Computer Graphics World

| January 01, 2003 | LoPiccolo, Phil | COPYRIGHT 2003 PennWell Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Updating a composite painting style originally introduced during the Renaissance, computer scientists at Cornell University, Junhwan Kim and Fabio Pellancini, have developed an algorithm that can pack random 2D shapes, or "tiles," inside any desired outline to create "jigsaw image mosaics." The technique, an extension of one used to generate the ever-popular photomosaic ...

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