An Anthropometric Face Model Using Variational Techniques

We describe a system that automatically generates varied geometric models of human faces. A collection of random measurements of the face is generated according to anthropometric statistics for likely face measurements in a population. These measurements are then treated as constraints on a parameterized surface. Variational modeling is used to find a smooth surface that satisfies these constraints while using a prototype shape as a reference.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1998
• Where: SIGGRAPH
• Authors: Douglas DeCarlo, Dimitris N. Metaxas, Matthew Stone
• Keywords: Computer Graphics, Likely Face Measurements, Random Measurements, SIGGRAPH 1998, Varied Geometric Models