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An integrated system for modeling, animating and rendering hair

Daniel Thalmann, Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann
1993
Conference Papers

Abstract

There are basically four problems to solve in order to produce realistic animated synthetic actors with hair: hair modeling and creation, hair motion, collision detection and hair rendering. The authors describe a complete methodology to solve these basic four problems. They present how hair styles may be designed with a Hair Styler module. They survey the animation model and emphasize a method of collision processing. Finally, they explain how hair may be rendered using an extension of a standard ray-tracing program. Applications of synthetic actors with various hair styles and different styles of mustaches and beards are shown

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Daniel Thalmann, Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann
1993
Conference Papers

Abstract

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/508b01e5-0137-433a-ad03-01d6373c34cc

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