JP2000282316A - Method for developing dress design by computer and device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To assist the forecast of fashion and acquisition of inspiration and provide a means allowing a new dress design to be created on the screen of a computer by providing data for understanding the fashion in a past period. SOLUTION: This method for developing a dress design by a computer comprises (1) a step for presenting data for understanding the background of the age, (2) a step for showing basic designs in fashion at the age as design sketches by dividing the designs into each basic tone of items, (3) a step for setting nude bodies corresponding to the design sketches, and (4) a step for composing the design sketches through the nude bodies while allowing the details to be freely changed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for developing a clothing design for women's clothing, children's clothing, men's clothing, etc. using a computer. It is suitable for students and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, in the field of clothing-related design, market forecasts are made one year ahead at storefronts in accordance with the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and product development, planning, and drafting of own brands are performed accordingly. However, the development must be done three to five times a year because it has to cope with changes in the four seasons.

[0003] At the development site, the method is as follows. (A) Gathering information for catching the trend To catch the trend, for example, observe the latest announcements in advanced design countries such as Europe, read through magazines, specialized magazines, etc. He strives to anticipate future design changes and gain inspiration through his consideration of art and appreciation of art such as paintings and movies.

(B) Planning of a specific design In order to make a design picture based on the trend prediction and inspiration, first, a paper and a pencil are prepared, and an abstract one drawn in the mind is prepared here. He creates a design image that writes out specific forms such as jackets and skirts, and then determines the material, and selects the color and color scheme.

[0005] However, (A) In the actual field, it is difficult to obtain accurate data for predicting the trend and obtaining inspiration, and where to get hints and how to obtain the specific data. It is the present situation that we are struggling.

[0006] (B) Even if the inspiration is obtained, many people are not good at drawing in realizing the abstract image, and it is difficult to obtain a reference design image. In addition, the number of types of design ideas for one new work announcement is, for example, 250 to 30.
The type 0 is 900-1500 type per year, and all of this is done manually, so the current situation is suffering from the enormous amount of work.

[0007]

Therefore, the present invention provides
(A) For example, from the viewpoint that "fashions repeat the times", providing materials for understanding the factors surrounding fashion in the past ages, and helping to predict and inspire trends, and (B) simultaneously It proposes a basic design that has become popular in that era, proposes a means for creating a new design on a computer screen from the basic design, and attempts to eliminate the vast amount of conventional manual work.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems The method of developing a clothing design of the present invention includes (1) a step of presenting materials for understanding the background of the era, and (2) dividing a basic design popular in the era for each item tone. And displaying it as a design picture,
(3) a step of setting a nude body for the design picture; and (4) a step of freely changing the details of the design picture via the nude body.
It is preferable to add a step of adding a color scheme, a step of adding a textile design, and a step of adding a background.

Similarly, the apparatus includes (1) a means for presenting data for understanding the background of the era, and (2) means for displaying a basic design popularized in the era for each item tone and displaying it as a design picture. (3) means for setting a nude body with respect to the design picture; and (4) means for allowing details of the design picture to be freely changed via the nude body. It is preferable to add a means for adding a color scheme, a means for adding a textile design, and a means for adding a background.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In order to explain the embodiments of the present invention, first, in order to predict the trend and to gain inspiration for a new design, "the trend repeats the times".
From that point of view, go back to the past, for example, go back to fashion in the 1950's, and get inspiration from today's design creation. For this reason, Paris fashion trends, silhouettes, fashion images,
Present materials to understand the historical background describing life occasions, lifestyles, life stages, etc. This may be selected from a menu screen or automatically started at the same time as the start.

Next, the basic design is displayed over several points for each item tone based on the above-mentioned background and the like. Here, the basic design is based on the main item and classifies it as a suit or a one-piece 、, which is referred to as a suit tone or a one-piece tone ‥, and, if necessary, wearing a hat, handbag, shoes, accessories, etc. Refers to the whole picture of a human body. or,
As mentioned above, the item tone refers to the formation of the tone based on the classification of the main item, and the suit tone when the suit is selected and the one-piece tone when the one-piece is selected. In the case where the bodice worn by the lady is a suit, the tone is a suit tone, and several types of item tone are formed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, when a suit is selected as an item tone, for example, (A) to (C) are displayed as the basic design of the entire image of the woman wearing the suit. This is a representative example of suits that were popular in the 1950s, and those that the designer was interested in were selected as the basis of the design. At this time, the posture of the human body of the basic design is related to the nude body described later,
It is assumed that several basic poses are determined and expressed along the poses. However, for the pose, a pose suitable for representing the basic design is selected, and it is not always necessary to unify one pose. The display on the screen may be such that, for example, several basic designs are sequentially displayed at a time interval by a timer program so that the basic design can be observed as if it were a fashion show, and this may be stopped halfway. In addition, the basic design can be viewed one page at a time, with a corresponding back-style picture attached. Furthermore, the design can be displayed as a monochrome achromatic color.

Next, when the most interesting one is selected from the above basic designs,
Set a suitable nude body. The nude body
With respect to the basic design, it refers to a naked outer frame for determining the position, orientation, dimensions, and the like of an item such as a suit, and forms the basis for determining the shape and the like of the item. For the nude body, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, poses from three directions of side, front, and other sides may be prepared, and further, a changed pose may be added according to seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter or items. . The relationship between the nude body and the basic design is that the basic design is drawn according to one nude body, so that if the basic design is determined, the nude body is automatically determined.

[0014] Next, the above items are captured as a whole to make a single item, which can be exchanged, and furthermore, a portion constituting the details is referred to as a detail, which can be exchanged with the details represented by the basic design. And That is, when the item is a jacket, as shown in FIG. 3, the jacket is displayed at several points and can be exchanged. In addition, since the items of the jacket are formed of details such as breast pockets, side pockets, collars, and sleeves, that is, details, there are several modes for the details as pocket details and sleeve details, for example, as shown in FIG. Prepare Then, the basic design and the prepared details are compared and observed, and details are exchanged and changed for a desired portion. At this time, the details are changed on the computer screen, and the positioning of the details is determined via the nude body. Similarly, for other items such as hats, handbags, shoes, accessories and the like, several modes are prepared and exchanged with those of the basic design to make them freely changeable.

A case will be described in which the operation of making the items, details, and accessories freely exchangeable is performed on a computer. (1) Creation of Image A display frame is created on a computer display, and an image of a nude body, an item, detail, an accessory, or the like is displayed in the display frame. The display frame is an image frame for displaying an image of a nude body, an item, detail, an accessory, or the like on a computer display. The display frame includes a basic display frame for displaying a design to be developed, a nude body display frame for displaying a nude body, an item display frame for displaying an item, a detail display frame, an accessory display frame, and a textile. Prepare a display frame. First, a nude body display frame is created, and a nude body is handwritten and drawn through a scanner or using drawing software so that it can be displayed as an image. At this time, it is assumed that the position of the nude body on the xy coordinate axis is accurate. This is because the position of each image in the display frame is determined by the position of the xy coordinates of the display frame, but the basis is the position of the nude body.

Creation of Item Display Frame An image of an item drawn with a nude body virtually underlaid on the screen of the display frame is captured by a scanner or the like, and is pasted at a predetermined position. The predetermined position refers to a position determined by the xy coordinates on the display frame screen. If the predetermined position is fixed, the position with the nude body is also appropriate.

Creation of Detail Display Frame and Accessory Display Frame Similarly, details and accessories are drawn on the screen of the display frame with a nude body as an underlay, and pasted at predetermined positions.

(2) Creating a Database The created images are stored in a file on the database, preferably in GIF format. At this time, naturally, each file is classified according to types such as a nude body, an item, a detail, and an accessory. Then, the images stored in the respective files are placed in a relation of being loaded on the basic display frame based on a command of software for operating a database described later.

(3) Software FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of software for operating a database in which files storing the images are arranged. First, when the design development menu is selected, first, a basic display frame for design development is displayed on the display. Next, several basic designs of the 1950's are displayed, and a design that interests the user is selected in advance, and the design is designated. Then, a display frame of the nude body is displayed on the display, and an image of the nude body corresponding to the design stored in the file is displayed there. Next, a column for selecting a category of an item, detail, or accessory is provided in a menu of the basic display frame, and a desired target item is selected therefrom. For example, when an item is selected, an item display frame is displayed on the display, and each item is displayed in the display frame. Then, the item is changed in a change button or in a sliding manner, and a preferable item is selected. And
When a preferred item is defined and the select button is clicked, the item is loaded on the screen on the basic display frame. Then, the item is drawn on the nude body. That is, the computer is instructed to display the image of the nude body and the image of the preferable item on the image of the basic display frame via the file. Next, if the user is not satisfied with the displayed item, the user changes the item on the item display frame and searches for the next desirable item. Then, when it is determined, click the select button in the same manner as in the previous term. Then, the changed item is loaded on the screen of the basic display frame, and the previous item is removed. When a person observes this on the screen, it is as if the previous item was taken off and a new item was changed. This is repeated as many times as desired, and the items displayed one after another are observed and used as a method for developing one's own design.

In the case of detail and accessory detail, the operation is performed in the same manner as the above item and principle. Select a detail from the menu to display the detail pane and specify the required detail from there. Then, the image is loaded from the file storing the details, and the details are displayed on the basic display frame.
The same applies to accessories.

At this time, the details, particularly the details constituting the jacket, cause an overlap, and it is necessary to determine the order of the front and the back at that time. For example, the order is determined in the order of body <sleeve <cuffs <collar <pocket, and this is instructed to each detail. The issue of this ranking is not just about the details,
Also occurs between items and details and accessories. Therefore,
If the overall ranking is determined, for example, nude body <
Skirt <body <sleeve <cuffs <collar <button <pocket <
It is the order of accessories.

Further, when an item and details constituting the item are to be selected, the item is superimposed on the same part, so that one of them is selected, and the one with the new instruction is given priority. For example, if the item is a jacket,
If a body is selected after the jacket as the item, the previous item is removed and the body is displayed. The reverse is also true. Similarly, even after the entire design is determined by each of the above operations, there may be cases where it is desired to make further partial changes in the final check. For example, if you want to change only the collar part of a suit, you can call the detail display frame and click on the collar detail to make changes only to that part. Throughout,
In principle, what is displayed on the screen of the basic display frame is only one item or detail for the same part as the nude body. Then, when the nude body and the item or the like overlap, the nude body of the portion where the nude body overlaps due to the ranking problem is hidden below.

Once the design is determined, paint and textiles can be added last, or this may be done when inserting the background, as described below.

Thus, for example, when the basic design A is selected as shown in FIG. 5, if the detail is changed to a detail or the like which the designer himself likes, the result becomes as shown in FIG.
As shown in (B) and (C), a new design is created. This newly created design is called a coordinate. As a result, elegant coordination (A), town coordination (B), and official coordination (C) are created based on the basic design, and new designs with completely different tastes are created. Becomes At this time, the details can be changed while observing the whole, so that the changes can be made while balancing each detail with the whole. Then, while observing the overall atmosphere, we look for designs that will suit future trends, and also feel the impression created by the new combination, and foresee the next change. In essence, coordinates (A), (B), and (C) are generated as described above, and can be used as a design for planning and drafting.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a series of the above steps.

The above-described method has shown a method of directly creating a new design by directly comparing the basic design with the details. The combination increases in proportion to the number of details, and ranges from several hundreds to several thousands. There are cases. This can lead to excessive changes in detail, losing overall balance and disrupting a harmonious design.
Therefore, a modified basic design is used as a sub-design, and means for presenting the sub-design over several points is added.

That is, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, a sub-design is obtained by combining each detail of a collar, a breast pocket, and side pockets with a jacket, and this is displayed on a computer screen. Designers can choose from these sub-designs and start from there to change the details.

As a result, from a vast number of combinations, a relatively harmonious one is used as a sub-design, and by making some changes there, without losing the overall balance,
New designs can be created. Of course, as described above, the details can be freely changed from the basic design without depending on the sub-design.

Further, a color scheme is applied to the coordinate design obtained as described above, if necessary.
This is to apply a color scheme on a computer screen for each detail or a unified one combining the details. Specifically, a favorite color can be selected from a color palette, and colors popular in the era can be adopted in the palette. In addition, a textile design such as a geometric pattern and an animal picture, a material pattern, and the like can be applied thereto (see FIG. 9). Further, a background image is added to the coordinate image, and a means for confirming whether the coordinate matches the assumed environment (see FIG. 10). At this time, the coordination can be moved to an arbitrary position by drag and drop or the like.

[0030]

According to the present invention based on the above configuration and operation,
(1) It is possible to develop a marketable clothing design by understanding past historical backgrounds from historical background materials and obtaining hints of current trends forecast and inspiration from them. (2) In the realization, it is possible to create a new design on the computer screen while changing the details from the basic design through the nude body, so that the enormous work that was done in the conventional groping state was wiped out, and the design It is possible to improve development efficiency and speed up. (3) In addition, since details can be changed in comparison with the whole, it is possible to obtain original designs by combining different aspects while maintaining overall harmony. It has epoch-making effects such as the ability to

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a basic design of each mode.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a nude body in each pose.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a jacket of each embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing details.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a basic design A.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the coordinates of each mode.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a process flow in a block diagram.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a sub-design of each mode.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a coordinate with a textile design.

FIG. 10 shows a background.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a design development program.

Claims (8)

[Claims] (1) a step of presenting materials for understanding the historical background; (2) a step of displaying a basic design as a design image by dividing the basic design for each item tone; and (3) a process of displaying the design image. A method of developing a clothing design using a computer, comprising: a step of setting a nude body; and (4) a step of freely changing items, details, and accessories constituting a design image via the nude body. 2. The method for developing a clothing design by a computer according to claim 1, further comprising the step of adding a color scheme. 3. The method of developing a clothing design by a computer according to claim 1, wherein a step of adding a textile design is performed. 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of adding a background.
A method for developing a clothing design using a computer according to any one of Items 2 and 3. 5. A means for presenting materials for understanding the background of the times, a means for presenting a basic design as a design picture divided for each item keynote, and a means for displaying the design picture. An apparatus for developing a clothing design using a computer, comprising: means for setting a nude body; and (4) means for freely changing items, details, and accessories constituting a design picture via the nude body. 6. An apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising means for adding a color scheme. 7. An apparatus for developing a clothing design by a computer according to claim 5, wherein means for adding a textile design is provided. 8. A method according to claim 5, further comprising means for adding a background.
An apparatus for developing a clothing design using a computer according to any one of claims 6 and 7.