Kirsanov, D.Sander, P. V.Gortler, S. J.Leif Kobbelt and Peter Schroeder and Hugues Hoppe2014-01-292014-01-2920033-905673-06-11727-8384https://doi.org/10.2312/SGP/SGP03/102-106Complex meshes tend to have intricate, detailed silhouettes. This paper proposes two algorithms for extracting a simpler, approximate silhouette from a high-resolution model. Our methods preserve the important features of the silhouette by using the silhouette of a coarser, simplified mesh as a guide. Our simple silhouettes have significantly fewer edges than the original silhouette, while still preserving its appearance.Categories and Subject Descriptors (according to ACM CCS): I.3.5 [Computer Graphics]: Geometric algorithms.