Interactive Projection System for Calligraphy Practice

Abstract

Calligraphy is representative art from East Asia that fascinates people around the world. However, beginners in calligraphy commonly encounter difficulties in understanding calligraphy features, such as the balance of font characters, stroke orders, and thickness, which may cause frustration during calligraphy practice. To solve these issues, we propose an interactive projection system that supports the calligraphy practice of learners. The proposed system includes three stages: image matching, image blending, and font guidance projection. It provides adaptive calligraphy guidance featuring blended font alternatives according to their matching degrees with the current writing state. Therefore, the proposed system can support calligraphy learners of different mastery levels. Our user study findings verify that the proposed system can effectively support calligraphy learners.