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A computational approach for spider web‐inspired fabrication of string art
Author(s) -
Je Seungwoo,
Abileva Yekaterina,
Bianchi Andrea,
Bazin JeanCharles
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
computer animation and virtual worlds
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.225
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1546-427X
pISSN - 1546-4261
DOI - 10.1002/cav.1904
Subject(s) - computer science , thread (computing) , string (physics) , casual , yarn , human–computer interaction , computer graphics (images) , theoretical computer science , artificial intelligence , programming language , mechanical engineering , physics , materials science , quantum mechanics , engineering , composite material
Creating objects with threads is commonly referred to as string art. It is typically a manual, tedious work reserved for skilled artists. In this paper, we investigate how to automatically fabricate string art pieces from one single continuous thread in such a way that it looks like an input image. The proposed system consists of a thread connection optimization algorithm and a custom‐made fabrication machine. It allows casual users to create their own personalized string art pieces in a fully automatic manner. Quantitative and qualitative evaluations demonstrated our system can create visually appealing results.