We-toon: A Communication Support System between Writers and Artists in Collaborative Webtoon Sketch Revision
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We present a communication support system, namely We-toon, that can bridge the webtoon writers and artists during sketch revision (i.e., character design and draft revision). In the highly iterative design process between the webtoon writers and artists, writers often have difficulties in precisely articulating their feedback on sketches owing to their lack of drawing proficiency. This drawback makes the writers rely on textual descriptions and reference images found using search engines, leading to indirect and inefficient communications. Inspired by a formative study, we designed We-toon to help writers revise webtoon sketches and effectively communicate with artists. Through a GAN-based image synthesis and manipulation, We-toon can interactively generate diverse reference images and synthesize them locally on any user-provided image. Our user study with 24 professional webtoon authors demonstrated that We-toon outperforms the traditional methods in terms of communication effectiveness and the writers’ satisfaction level related to the revised image.
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These repetitive cycles of changes are particularly troublesome in the video game industry.
“which is particularly troublesome in the video game industry [15, 16, 35].”
From Sketchar: Supporting Character Design and Illustration Prototyping Using Generative AI (2024) · cites this paper as [35]
Using GAN-based image synthesis from a webtoon image corpus, We-toon ensures high-quality stylized images.
“Using GAN-based image synthesis from a webtoon image corpus, We-toon ensures high-quality stylized images.”
From Sketchar: Supporting Character Design and Illustration Prototyping Using Generative AI (2024) · cites this paper as [35]
Research with 24 webtoon authors suggests that We-toon may outperform traditional methods in communication efficiency and satisfaction with revised images.
“Research with 24 webtoon authors suggests that We-toon may outperform traditional methods in communication efficiency and satisfaction with revised images [35].”
From Sketchar: Supporting Character Design and Illustration Prototyping Using Generative AI (2024) · cites this paper as [35]
We-toon is a system that bridges the contextual gap between webtoon writers and artists during sketch revisions.
“For example, We-toon is a system that bridges the contextual gap between webtoon writers and artists during sketch revisions.”
From Sketchar: Supporting Character Design and Illustration Prototyping Using Generative AI (2024) · cites this paper as [35]
We-toon allows writers to generate and manipulate reference images and synthesize them onto artists' sketches, enhancing communication clarity and specificity.
“It allows writers to generate and manipulate reference images and synthesize them onto artists' sketches, enhancing communication clarity and specificity.”
From Sketchar: Supporting Character Design and Illustration Prototyping Using Generative AI (2024) · cites this paper as [35]
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- Authors
- Ko, H.-K., An, S., Park, G., Kim, S. K., Kim, D., Kim, B., Jo, J., & Seo, J.
- Affiliations
- Seoul National University (KR)
- Naver (South Korea) (KR)
- Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (KR)
- Sungkyunkwan University (KR)
- Venue
- Proceedings of the 35th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
- Publisher
- ACM
- Published
- 2022-10-28
- Pages
- 1-14
- OpenAlex
- W4307475337
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 6
- FWCI
- 5.10
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST) (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design › Digital Media and Visual Art
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Visual Arts and Performing Arts › Comics and Graphic Narratives
- Keywords
- webtoons, co-design, character design, feedback communication, image editing, reference image generation, communication support system, iterative design
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