Formalization and Automatic Generation of Multiple Balloons Modeling for Supporting Balloon Art Design

Abstract

Balloon modeling is the artistic technique of twisting balloons into various shapes. We have proposed a method for formalization and rating difficulty of balloon modeling made of one balloon based on graph theory, and developed a system for supporting balloon modeling making based on the method. In this paper, we propose a method for separating a graph which is defined as a structure of balloon modeling made of multiple balloons into the minimum number that is needed for making. We also develop a design support system that users can set shape and color of balloons based on proposed method.