Summary of Creative Portraiture: Exploring Creative Adversarial Networks and Conditional Creative Adversarial Networks, by Sebastian Hereu et al.
Creative Portraiture: Exploring Creative Adversarial Networks and Conditional Creative Adversarial Networks
by Sebastian Hereu, Qianfei Hu
First submitted to arxiv on: 10 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper explores the extension of deep convolutional generative adversarial networks (DCGANs) to generate novel and creative portraits. This is achieved by introducing creative adversarial networks (CANs), which are trained on the WikiArt dataset. The authors also propose a conditional version, called conditional creative adversarial networks (CCANs), that generates creative portraits conditioned on a style label. This approach is inspired by real-world creative processes where humans produce imaginative work rooted in previous styles. By leveraging the combination of CNNs and GANs, the authors aim to overcome the limitations of DCGANs in generating creative products. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper is about creating new and artistic images using computers. They’re trying to make machines that can be as creative as humans. Right now, machines can only copy what they’ve seen before, but this new approach allows them to come up with something entirely new. The goal is to make machines that can create art like humans do, by drawing inspiration from previous styles. |
