Modelling Seashells Shapes and Pigmentation Patterns: Experiments with 3D Printing *

Francesco de Comité (1, 2)

1 Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies
2 CRIStAL - Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Signal et Automatique de Lille - UMR 9189

This paper describes the method I used to generate realistic 3D printed seashells, from the point of view of their general shape and of the patterns that decorate them. The method, and the associated program are general enough to cover a large range of existing seashell specimens. Examples are given. Comparisons with previous works are made, limits are highlighted, giving directions for future works.

Mots clés: morphogenesis; seashell

Domaines: Traitement des images [eess.IV]; Géométrie algorithmique [cs.CG]; Morphogenèse

Francesco de Comité. Modelling Seashells Shapes and Pigmentation Patterns: Experiments with 3D Printing *. Bridges 2017: Mathematics, Art, Music, Architecture, Education, Culture, David Swart, Carlo H. Séquin, and Kristof Fenyvesi, Jul 2017, Waterloo, Canada. pp.189--196. ⟨hal-01571977⟩