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A Computational Approach to Digital Chinese Painting and Calligraphy

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“Why use computers for arts?” “What are the advantages of digital arts?” These questions seem to assume computers are already applicable to arts. But is the computer by its very nature a kind of art creation tool? Only if this answer is affirmative can we go on to discuss what sorts of artistic results would the computer be able to generate and the advantages. It turns out that for many practicing artists, a large part of their artistic talent or training is about how to make use of literally anything on earth that happens to fall into their grip to do art creation. Of course, the computer is included. But an artistic genius could still produce wonderful artwork even when the tool is inferior. So the real question is whether the computer is really a good or suitable tool for art creation for all.

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(2009). Computer Science and Fine Arts. In: A Computational Approach to Digital Chinese Painting and Calligraphy. Advanced Topics in Science and Technology in China. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88148-3_1

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