2013 Bridges Conference

Ergun Akleman, Siran Lu, Hao Luo and Wang Kong

Artists

Ergun Akleman

Professor

Departments of Visualization & Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University

College Station

ergun.akleman@gmail.com

http://people.tamu.edu/~ergun

Statement

These are three composited images from one of the projects from my digital compositing class. This project is intended for students to get familiar with the fundamental concepts behind digital compositing and image based lighting such as identification of camera parameters, shape reconstruction, identification of light positions and intensities. The students select an artificial object and create a seamless composite of this artificial object with an image of their choice (which I will call "original" image). To be composited images can be handdrawn or CG. I asked students as artificial objects to consider impossible objects. Three students chose impossible objects and created good composites. These composites include correct perspective, correct shadow and correct shadow colors.

Artworks

Image for entry 'Compositing Impossible Objects - 2'

Compositing Impossible Objects - 2

24"x14"

Digital Painting

2013

Wang Kong's Project
Image for entry 'Compositing Impossible Objects - 1'

Compositing Impossible Objects - 1

24"x14"

Digital Painting

2013

Siran Liu's Project
Image for entry 'Compositing Impossible Objects - 3'

Compositing Impossible Objects - 3

24"x14"

Digital Painting

2013

Hao Luo's Project