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- Publication Type: Conference Paper
- Workgroup(s)/Project(s):
- Date: 2011
- Booktitle: Eurographics 2011 - Areas Papers
- Date (from): 11. April 2011
- Date (to): 15. April 2011
- Editor: A. Day and R. Mantiuk and E. Reinhard and R. Scopigno
- Lecturer: Andreas Reichinger
- Location: Llandudno, UK
- Organization: Eurographics
- Pages (from): 1
- Pages (to): 8
Abstract
The aim of this work is to bring the cultural heritage of two-dimensional art closer to being accessible by blind
and visually impaired people. We present a computer-assisted workflow for the creation of tactile representations
of paintings, suitable to be used as a learning tool in the context of guided tours in museums or galleries. Starting
from high-resolution images of original paintings, our process allows an artist to quickly design the desired form,
and generate data suitable for rapid prototyping machines to produce the physical touch tools. Laser-cut layered
depth diagrams, convey not only the individual objects in the painting and their spatial layout, but also augment
their depth relations. CNC-milled textured reliefs additionally render fine details like brush strokes and texture
suitable for the sense of touch. Our methods mimic aspects of the visual sense, make sure that the haptic output is
quite faithful to the original paintings and do not require special manual abilities, like sculpting skills.
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@inproceedings{Reichinger-2011-Tac,
title = "High-Quality Tactile Paintings",
author = "Andreas Reichinger and Stefan Maierhofer and Werner
Purgathofer",
year = "2011",
abstract = "The aim of this work is to bring the cultural heritage of
two-dimensional art closer to being accessible by blind and
visually impaired people. We present a computer-assisted
workflow for the creation of tactile representations of
paintings, suitable to be used as a learning tool in the
context of guided tours in museums or galleries. Starting
from high-resolution images of original paintings, our
process allows an artist to quickly design the desired form,
and generate data suitable for rapid prototyping machines to
produce the physical touch tools. Laser-cut layered depth
diagrams, convey not only the individual objects in the
painting and their spatial layout, but also augment their
depth relations. CNC-milled textured reliefs additionally
render fine details like brush strokes and texture suitable
for the sense of touch. Our methods mimic aspects of the
visual sense, make sure that the haptic output is quite
faithful to the original paintings and do not require
special manual abilities, like sculpting skills.",
booktitle = "Eurographics 2011 - Areas Papers",
editor = "A. Day and R. Mantiuk and E. Reinhard and R. Scopigno",
location = "Llandudno, UK",
organization = "Eurographics",
pages = "1--8",
URL = "https://www.cg.tuwien.ac.at/research/publications/2011/Reichinger-2011-Tac/",
}