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This site contains information about the Master's Project of Stef Busking, on the topic of Illustrative Volume Rendering.

This project focuses on applying techniques from illustrative rendering to (medical) volume datasets. In many cases, illustrative methods can create a clearer image than photorealistic methods, by leaving out unimportant details and emphasising important features using simple illustration primitives like points and lines. More detailed information is available here.

When I started this project, I made a schematic overview ("mind map") on the different illustrative rendering techniques encountered in current literature. This also includes hyperlinks to a number of relevant papers.

Currently the Master's project is finished. However a continuation project is started, based on the work presented here.
For more information please visit the page on GPU based IVR.

Stipple-based volume rendering with hidden surface removal