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Facial image synthesis using skin texture recording

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A significant issue in synthesizing realistic faces is the representation of skin grain and wrinkles. This paper describes a new approach based on the registered body of a real person. This recording allows simultaneously registering of the 3-D coordinates of a point and the corresponding reflected intensity. Using a 4-D B-spline surface to reconstruct the face, we come close to achieving a photographic result.

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  1. L.U.A.P. Université Paris 7, Tour 33-43, 2ème Etage, 2 Place Jussieu, F-75251, Paris, Cedex 05, France

    M. Nahas & H. Huitric

  2. Division de Génie Electrique, Conseil National de Recherches Canada, Edifice M-50, Chemin de Montreal, K1A OR8, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    M. Rioux & J. Domey

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Nahas, M., Huitric, H., Rioux, M. et al. Facial image synthesis using skin texture recording. The Visual Computer 6, 337–343 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01901020

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