A survey of digital calligraphy

Abstract

Unlike its traditional counterpart, digital Chinese calligraphy is created and presented using digital technology in human-computer interaction environments. Here, we provide a state of the art introduction to digital calligraphy research. After analyzing the research background and goal of digital calligraphy, we present the most important topics of digital calligraphy: calligraphic tool modeling, calligraphic image analyzing and processing, and calligraphic shape analysis and synthesis. Each research topic is accompanied by a state-of-the-art introduction and current trends of the topic. Finally, we discuss important issues concerning the further development of digital calligraphy.