3D Morphable Face Models -- Past, Present and Future

TL;DR

This survey reviews 20 years of development in 3D Morphable Face Models, discussing challenges, current state-of-the-art, and future research directions and applications.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution, challenges, and future prospects of 3D Morphable Face Models over two decades.

Findings

Identified key challenges in capture, modeling, and analysis.

Reviewed state-of-the-art techniques in each area.

Proposed future research directions and applications.

Abstract

In this paper, we provide a detailed survey of 3D Morphable Face Models over the 20 years since they were first proposed. The challenges in building and applying these models, namely capture, modeling, image formation, and image analysis, are still active research topics, and we review the state-of-the-art in each of these areas. We also look ahead, identifying unsolved challenges, proposing directions for future research and highlighting the broad range of current and future applications.