Major Subject Visualization Sciences MUSCLE-BASED FACIAL ANIMATION USING BLENDSHAPES IN App.pdf

MUSCLE-BASEDFACIALANIMATIONUSINGBLENDSHAPESIN SUPERPOSITION AThesis by ANDREWPATRICKSMITH SubmittedtotheOfficeofGraduateStudiesof TexasA&MUniversity inpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforthedegreeof MASTEROFSCIENCE December2006 MajorSubject:VisualizationSciences MUSCLE-BASEDFACIALANIMATIONUSINGBLENDSHAPESIN SUPERPOSITION AThesis by ANDREWPATRICKSMITH SubmittedtotheOfficeofGraduateStudiesof TexasA&MUniversity inpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementsforthedegreeof MASTEROFSCIENCE Approvedby: mittee, mitteeMembers, RicardoGutierrez-Osuna RichardDavison HeadofDepartment, MarkClayton December2006 MajorSubject:VisualizationSciences iii ABSTRACT Muscle-BasedFacialAnimationUsingBlendshapesinSuperposition.(December2006) AndrewPatrickSmith,.,TexasA&MUniversity mittee: puterfacialanimation,enabling ,however,inthelevelofrealism attainableunderconventionaluseofblendshapesasnon-intersectingdeformations. Usingtheprincipleofsuperposition,itispossibletocreateafacialmodelwith overlap,theregionofintersectionisinsuperpositionandusuallyexhibitsundesired paredto3Dscanreferencedataand urately. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ,mitteechair,forhis ’spersistentmentoringandfriendship ,Dr. RicardoGutierrez- feedbackwasveryhelpful. Williamsalsoprovidedhelpfuladviceearlyinourprocess. Iwouldliketothankmymother,ValerySmi