• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.83-91
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• 2011

The attribute of cartoon and comics has been known the combination of image and text. It is improved the we find the shape of comics at the first comics on the newspaper. But we can read the comic without word. These works don't give the difficult to read and it may transfer to readers by the image of figure on comics. Therefore how can the image reach the readers by the communication. This study is the research of the visual image communication and the attribute of wordless comics.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2007.10b
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• pp.184-188
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 기존에 상용화되거나 서비스되고 있는 만화 제작 시스템들의 장단점을 비교 분석한다. 그리고 일상생활에서 쉽게 활용할 수 있는 동영상 이미지를 이용하여, 흑백 만화를 제작하기 위한 시스템에 대해 논의한다. 동영상으로부터 추출한 이미지는 일반적으로 동영상 자체의 스토리를 내포하고 있기 때문에, 이 이미지들을 기반으로 흑백 만화를 제작하는 시스템을 개발한다면, 만화 초보자들도 손쉽게 흑백 만화를 제작할 수 있다. 본 논문에서 제안한 흑백 만화 제작 시스템은 먼저 1) 기존의 이미지를 이진화하고 2) 양식화된 스트록을 렌더링하여 만화적인 특징을 표현한다. 그리고 3) 다양한 만화적인 요소를 추가한 후 4) 완성된 만화 컷을 실제 만화에서 사용되는 레이아웃 템플릿에 따라 배치하여 한 장의 만화를 제작한다. 논문에서 제안한 시스템을 활용함으로써, 만화 초보자들이 만화를 제작할 때 직면하게 되는 문제점들(스토리 보드 설정과 그림 실력의 부재)을 해결할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.107-108
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• 2011

일반적으로 문자가 있는 스토리만화는 이미지와 대사, 의성어, 의태어 등으로 상황과 이야기를 전달한다. 문자가 없이 그림과 효과선 감정기호와 같은 이미지 만으로 구성 되어지는 형식은 무언만화로 분류 되어진다. 스토리만화와 무언만화는 위의 형식적인 특징 이외에 장면 연출에 있어서도 차이가 매우 크다. 문자가 있는 스토리만화에서는 등장하는 캐릭터의 액션이나 대사와 함께 내레이션이 추가적으로 서술되어 지면서 장면전환이 이루어지고 있지만, 무언 만화에서는 오직 이미지 만으로 장면전환이 이루어지고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 '무언만화'로써 대표되는 마사시 타나카의 작품 <곤>과 J.C.므늬의 작품 <산란주의>를 중심으로 장면전환 시에 반복적으로 나타나는 무언만화 만의 연출적인 특징과 이미지가 가지는 '언어적 성격'에 대해 분석하였다.

• Journal of KIISE:Computer Systems and Theory
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• v.35 no.12
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• pp.560-567
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• 2008

In this paper, we discuss a simple and straightforward binarization procedure which can generate black/white comics from the video frame image. Generally, the region of human's skin is colored white or light gray, while the dark region is filled with the irregular but regular patterns like hatching in most of the black/white comics. Note that it is not enough for simple threshold method to perform this work. Our procedure is decoupled into four processes. First, we use bilateral filter to suppress noise color variation and reserve boundaries. Then, we perform mean-shift segmentation for each similar colored pixels to be clustered. Third, the clustered regions are merged and extended by our region extension algorithm considering each color of their regions. Finally, we decide which pixels are on or off using by our dynamic binarization method based on the HSV color model. Our novel black/white cartooning procedure was so successful to render comic cuts from a well-known cinema in a resonable time and manual intervention.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.40
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• pp.177-209
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to determine the meaning and function of black and white in the comic strip, which are mounted on the book pages. The role of space in comic strip, compared to the role of time in the cinema, enable to feel the role of the time in the book. Therefore storytelling of comic strip has been placed in the inseparable relationship with space. My aim is to think about the black and white meaning in the visual media, especially the use of black and white which is highlighted in the comic strip. Black and white doesn't mean a loss of color in the comic strip but it works around 2 important notions : readability, modernity (with minimalism). In comic strip, 'black and white' is not a true colour but it is complex items which indicate symbolic significances. Moreover it is also a notion which enhance 'existence and absence' and 'visible and invisible'. That's why to analyze and to understand how the space is organized in comic strip page, i chose several examples extract from black and white comic strip.

• Proceedings of the Korean Information Science Society Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.694-696
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• 2005

연속된 장면이 아닌, 정지된 그림의 병렬적인 배열로 이루어지는 만화책은 다양한 특수 효과로 스틸이미지에서 동적인 효과를 이끌어 낸다. 그 특수 효과는 실제 물리적 이론에 기반하고 있지는 않지만, 독자에게 충분히 동적 운동 정보를 제공하는 특징을 느끼게 한다. 본 논문에서는 스틸이미지가 움직이고 있다고 느끼게 만드는, 만화기법의 동적효과를 조사하며 이 동적효과를 간단한 인자로 조절하는 방법을 제시한다. 그리고 동적 효과를 스틸이미지에 실제로 적용해본다. 본 연구의 결과로, 정지된 듯한 느낌을 주던 이미지에 동적인 느낌을 부여하게 되며, 추후 연구과제로서 비디오 영상에 대해 중요 장면을 추출하고 추출한 장면에 동적인 만화 기법을 적용시킨 만화를 만드는 연구를 진행시켜 나가고자 한다.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.24
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• pp.1-24
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• 2011

This article is concerned with the values of the BICOF in terms of the urban revitalization. The values of the BICOF cover the economic value, social value, cultural value and city image value. The 13 indicators for measuring the values of the BICOF are developed. The article examined how the related stakeholders identified the BICOF's values on the Bucheon City by using AHP method. In addition, the objectives and programmes of the BICOF are analyzed in the perspective of the urban revitalization. As a result, the recognition of the BICOF's values varied according to the stakeholders. In addition, the result of AHP analysis indicates that the cultural values and image values should have priorities in comparison with the social values and economic values. This recognitions is different from the recent formal statements that BICOF's economic values should be emphasized as a priority. The article concludes that the identity of the BICOF should be established in the base of building the value consensus among the related stakeholders.

• Journal of the Korea Computer Graphics Society
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.33-38
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• 2011

This paper proposes the method of image cartooning, that makes cartoon-like images of a target, using reference images. We deform a target image using pre-defined reference images. For this deformation, we extract feature points from the target image by Active Appearance Model(AAM) and apply the warping method to the target using feature points of target and feature points of reference image as a basis of warping function. We create simplified cartoon-like images by abstraction of the deformed target image and drawing of edges and quantization of luminance of the abstracted image. Two main concept of cartoon(exaggeration and simplification) is inhered in this method when we use a exaggerated cartoon image as a reference image. It is possible for this method to create various results by control of warping and change of reference image.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.5
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• pp.472-475
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• 2001

논고에 제시한 작품의 제작 과정과 발표를 토해보편성을 가진 실사의 동영상 이미지들을 프레임(frame)이라는 구조적 차원으로 확대하고 분석하여 시간속의 이미지와 음의 관계를 파악하고, 환원하여 이를 통한 시각적 훈련과 교육의 방법적 기틀을 마련함으로써 애니메이션의 학문적 가능성을 파악하고자 한다.

• Cartoon and Animation Studies
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• s.20
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• pp.141-157
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• 2010

Though the education of culture and art for disabled children is very important, it has not been brisk yet until recently due to 'absence of the teaching methods suitable for disability types, levels and programs.'. In this situation, cartoon contents can be used as the most appropriate tools for culture and art education for mentally retarded children. Entertainment functions and genre features of cartoon contents can motivate the applicable children to participate more voluntarily and positively and function as teaching tools for interesting activities. Of course, since it is not proper to apply the cartoon contents for normal children to Special Education Field as they are, cartoon works should be made by understanding closely the characteristics and degrees of retardation of the applicable children and applying them to the composition of cartoons. However, for the contribution of this attempt to education field, it is thought that concrete guidelines for producing cartoon contents considering the concept of various types of disability, emotion, social behavioral traits, ability of cognition, school achievements, and the characteristics of language and physical health should be necessary, and to improve the application of the developed cartoon contents so that they will not remain as superficial results, sufficient communication with the applicable children such as application to classes in the process of development is necessary.