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New Advancements in Facial Reconstruction!

January 15, 2007 by Corey Barker Blog Leave a comment

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Now this is pretty cool! I can only hope this is incorporated into Photoshop someday. A man by the name of Volker Blanz and his team have developed a software application in which they analyzed hundreds of facial images and built a composite mesh that can be used on virtually any photograph to build a 3D model. The model can then be manipulated to various facial expressions. This can be used to open and close eyes, make a frown or a smile, and even change the weight of a face by making it look bony or fleshy. It really is quite fascinating. Check out this video demonstration.

Posted by Corey Barker

Corey is the newest education and curriculum developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He is a graduate of the Ringling School of Art & Design in Sarasota, Fl, with a degree in Illustration. Over the years, Corey has worked as a graphic artist in a variety of disciplines such as illustration, commercial design, large format printing, motion graphics, web design and photography. His expertise in Photoshop and Illustrator have earned him numerous awards in illustration, graphic design and photography. Using Photoshop since Version 2, his expertise and creativity have evolved exponentially with every new version, which makes Corey an invaluable addition to the NAPP team.