Facial features detection for 3D face modeling

Abstract

This paper presents the detection algorithm developed for the specific application of 3D face modeling. The main goal of this algorithm developed under VC++ is to localize accurately some specific and needed points of facial features, to allow a 3D face creation. Instead of using some predefined 3D face model, the program process on two photos of a real subject, one from front view and the other from profile. It permits us to obtain the three coordinates for each localized point on the face. A data normalization allows face modeling using the openGL engine.