Datastrokes: Extending a Painting Metaphor for Visualizing Flow Fields

A set of techniques which hold promise for improving the visualizations in this area are those based on applying the techniques artists have developed for conveying information intuitively and with minimal clutter. Some work on this has already been done [1]. Our work extends this to more accurately model one visualization creation tool available to the artist: the paintbrush. Our model captures more of the physical characteristics of a paintbrush and hence allows greater flexibility in applying the artistic techniques designed for it.