Real-time Individual 3D Facial Animation by Combining Parameterized Model and Muscular Model

A real-time individual 3D facial animation system is proposed. Firstly, facial regions and features are localized on a frontal facial image based on the combination of AdaBoost, CamShift and Active Appearance Model. Secondly, an individual 3D facial mesh model, including appearance and internal articulators, is constructed. The individual appearance mesh model is obtained by adapting an universal 3D facial mesh model to the facial features, and the individual internal articulatory mesh is obtained by integrating with the individual appearance mesh model at the same time. Finally, to compromise between performance and realism, the parameterized model and muscular model are combined to produce facial animation based on a facial action area splitting scheme. Experiment results demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed system.