Beyond the Raw Scan: Production-Ready 3D Heads with Realistic Textures from Everyday Photos - 26.44
Title:
Beyond the Raw Scan: Production-Ready 3D Heads with Realistic Textures from Everyday Photos
Authors:
Roman BELOV, Artem KOCHUROV
KeenTools, Yerevan, Armenia
Abstract:
Producing a usable 3D head typically requires dedicated scanning hardware or hours of manual cleanup after capture. At KeenTools, we have developed a fully automatic, hardware-free and marker-free pipeline that turns ordinary photographs into production-ready 3D heads. The system morphs a generic head model to match the shape, facial features and expressions visible in the input photos, so every result shares the same clean MetaHuman topology, complete with PBR textures and ARKit blend shapes, in 1-3 minutes. Optional AI preprocessing covers missing angles, cleans up textures and removes hair. In this talk, we present the approach, show results across diverse subjects, and discuss current limitations and next steps.
Abstract:
Presentation:
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How to Cite (MLA):
Belov, Roman and Kochurov, Artem "Beyond the Raw Scan: Production-Ready 3D Heads with Realistic Textures from Everyday Photos", Proceedings of 3DBODY.TECH 2026 - 17th International Conference and Expo on 3D/4D Body Technologies, Lugano, Switzerland, 20-21 Oct. 2026, #44
Details:
Proceedings: 3DBODY.TECH 2026, 20-21 Oct. 2026, Lugano, Switzerland
Paper/Presentation: #44
DOI: -
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