Virtual Pottery: Deformable Sound Shape Modelling and Fabrication

We introduce a novel system and technique for materialising the deformable shapes of sound-resonance on 3D objects. This technical framework presents a novel approach using a series of simple processes to manage complex object transformations that can be used in virtual, 3D modelling and augmented reality interaction. Our method involves: •First step is on materialising sound resonance images by using a suitable tool such as the Chladni plate software for generating sound resonance shape maps which can then be used in bump and displacement mapping.•Next we experimentally explore ways of using volumetric deformable shape maps to blend these intricate sound resonance patterns in virtual pottery applications.•We then extend the method to transform the resulting complex 3D shape models from the above steps for rapid prototyping using appropriate pre-print tools by remeshing and physics manipulations.•The result is then 3D printable object forms, with highquality sound texture examples overlayed and blended, that changes the form of underlying 3D objects.We demonstrate our method using off-the-shelf tools.