This paper describes a method for learning statistical models of 2D curves, and shows how these models can be used to design line art rendering styles by example. A user can create a new style by providing an example of the style, e.g. by sketching a curve in a drawing program. Our method can then synthesize random new curves in this style, and modify existing curves to have the same style as t...

Artists have chosen a career between employment and self-employment. We studied the factors that influence career choices. We examined the effects of work conditions and employability on job satisfaction, and examined the effect of job satisfaction, outcome expectations and self-efficacy on entrepreneurial intentions. In addition, this study examined whether heuristic factors influence entrepre...

BACKGROUND The medical specialities chosen by doctors for their careers play an important part in the workforce planning of health-care services. However, there is little theoretical understanding of how different medical specialities are perceived or how choices are made, despite there being much work in general on this topic in occupational psychology, which is influenced by Holland's RIASEC ...

Many artists find themselves in the role of an entrepreneur and small business owner as they manage multiple overlapping jobs while engaging a portfolio career. This research investigates how visual performing construct meaningful careers if career model minimizes risk. The findings reveal that majority respondents view less secure than full-time job, but also prefer A significant amount their ...

Artistic painting of human portraits are more challenging than landscapes or flowers. Challenges are eye and nose areas where we need to avoid alterations from their natural appearance. Shades or darkness around eyes, or shininess at the nose tip may negatively impact the rendering result if not properly dealt with. The proposed computerized method attempts to be adaptive to those sensitive are...

Professional musicians have been continuously facing difficulties in career over time. One of the psychological threats for is to lose their identity at work, which may lead abandonment potential lifetime career. Previous studies not emphasized importance certain work efforts maintain context music This study conducted a literature review on job crafting role musicians’ identity, and aimed elab...

This article analyzes the interaction between careers of people working in artistic and intellectual worlds. Two ethnographic studies constitute basis for analysis career building connection with other actors. The concept coupling represents process by which professional success is achieved through forging relationships novice elite Career social world virtuoso musicians compared to that scient...

BACKGROUND Students' motives for studying Dentistry have been a subject of interest for years because of the potential for understanding the psychological makeup and subsequent job satisfaction for the dentist. It is also useful in identifying expectations of the profession. This study therefore tried to identify study motives and career preferences of dental students especially with respect to...