This paper describes the retrieval of products using a sketched image drawn by the designer on the basis of artistic design. The method of image retrieval using sketched images, developed by the authors, is applied to the artistic design system for the products which might require the sense of art, so that the designer can conceive the actual images of the completed products and those of their applications, referring to the practical products which have been realized before. The image retrieval is carried out by comparing the sketched image to the images of allied products. In some examples, the products were designed by the proposed method, and applications of the products were demonstrated. The applicability to the practical system was confirmed since the success rate was high as 75 to 78% on a series of studies. This concept is expected to be applied to the artistic design products.
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