The process of using morphs followed by re-projecting the photo onto the model – is key to producing better models, and it’s something I do repeatedly, in multiple passes – moving from general morph adjustments to finer detail.

This creates a new photo texture based on the current camera and the current shape of the model. Improving the alignment using the morphs inevitably changes the relationship between the photo texture on the face and the photo itself – since the texture is stretched and compressed by the morphs, so to rectify this – I use Headshot’s Re-Project Photo function. I approach this much like sketching – making larger changes first, to the skull, ears, jaw and facial features. The primary control I use is to regularly adjust the opacity to check the difference between the original photo and the model as I work.Īnd with the overlay suitably semi-transparent, I go to Character Creator’s Modify Panel and use the Headshot morphs to improve the alignment of the model to the photo. I’m using the default here, but you can change perspective via the lens setting if needed. Next, I activate Headshot’s Image Matching Tool, which brings up an overlay of the original photo based on the software’s estimation of the original camera orientation and settings. I’ll be using Headshot’s Image Matching approach to improve the alignment further, but first I can make some quick texture improvements by switching the surrounding skin type here and adding some procedural hair and stubble mapping. Once the photo is loaded into Headshot, with an appropriate skin and body type selected – and you press the Generate button – a character is created with the photo mapped to the face and the model’s features aligned more or less accurately depending on how well the software has picked up the features.

The Automatically Generated Model is Just the Start

For me, even when working on challenging subjects like this, the first step is always to reduce head tilt as well as to perform some initial de-lighting in Photoshop. The Better the Photo, the Better the ModelĪ good photo for use with Headshot will be taken face on to the subject, evenly lit, and with the subject’s face in a neutral, closed mouth expression – using Headshot’s Pro Mode, this will always provide a better a better starting point for more detailed work.

Headshot reallusion