Component-Aware Sketch-to-Image Generation Using Self-Attention Encoding and Coordinate-Preserving Fusion

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.09484v1
• Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:39:24 GMT
• Title: Component-Aware Sketch-to-Image Generation Using Self-Attention Encoding and Coordinate-Preserving Fusion
• Abstract summary: Translating freehand sketches into photorealistic images remains a fundamental challenge in image synthesis.<n>Existing approaches, including GAN-based and diffusion-based models, often struggle to reconstruct fine-grained details, maintain spatial alignment, or adapt across different sketch domains.<n>We propose a component-aware, self-refining framework for sketch-to-image generation that addresses these challenges through a novel two-stage architecture.
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• Abstract: Translating freehand sketches into photorealistic images remains a fundamental challenge in image synthesis, particularly due to the abstract, sparse, and stylistically diverse nature of sketches. Existing approaches, including GAN-based and diffusion-based models, often struggle to reconstruct fine-grained details, maintain spatial alignment, or adapt across different sketch domains. In this paper, we propose a component-aware, self-refining framework for sketch-to-image generation that addresses these challenges through a novel two-stage architecture. A Self-Attention-based Autoencoder Network (SA2N) first captures localised semantic and structural features from component-wise sketch regions, while a Coordinate-Preserving Gated Fusion (CGF) module integrates these into a coherent spatial layout. Finally, a Spatially Adaptive Refinement Revisor (SARR), built on a modified StyleGAN2 backbone, enhances realism and consistency through iterative refinement guided by spatial context. Extensive experiments across both facial (CelebAMask-HQ, CUFSF) and non-facial (Sketchy, ChairsV2, ShoesV2) datasets demonstrate the robustness and generalizability of our method. The proposed framework consistently outperforms state-of-the-art GAN and diffusion models, achieving significant gains in image fidelity, semantic accuracy, and perceptual quality. On CelebAMask-HQ, our model improves over prior methods by 21% (FID), 58% (IS), 41% (KID), and 20% (SSIM). These results, along with higher efficiency and visual coherence across diverse domains, position our approach as a strong candidate for applications in forensics, digital art restoration, and general sketch-based image synthesis.

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