SD Models: Super-Deformed Character Models

Super‐deformed, SD, is a specific artistic style for Japanese manga and anime which exaggerates characters in the goal of appearing cute and funny. The SD style characters are widely used, and can be seen in many anime, CG movies, or games. However, to create an SD model often requires professional...

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Published in:Computer graphics forum 2012-09, Vol.31 (7), p.2067-2075
Main Authors: Shen, Liang-Tsen, Luo, Sheng-Jie, Huang, Chun-Kai, Chen, Bing-Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
and object representations
Animation
Anime
Computer graphics
Customizing
Games
I.3.5 [Computer Graphics]: Computational Geometry and Object Modeling-Curve
I.3.5 [Computer Graphics]: Computational Geometry and Object Modeling—Curve, surface, solid, and object representations
Mathematical models
Optimization
Signatures
Skills
solid
Studies
surface
Three dimensional models
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Summary:Super‐deformed, SD, is a specific artistic style for Japanese manga and anime which exaggerates characters in the goal of appearing cute and funny. The SD style characters are widely used, and can be seen in many anime, CG movies, or games. However, to create an SD model often requires professional skills and considerable time and effort. In this paper, we present a novel technique to generate an SD style counterpart of a normal 3D character model. Our approach uses an optimization guided by a number of constraints that can capture the properties of the SD style. Users can also customize the results by specifying a small set of parameters related to the body proportions and the emphasis of the signature characteristics. With our technique, even a novel user can generate visually pleasing SD models in seconds.
ISSN:0167-7055
1467-8659
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8659.2012.03199.x