ABSTRACT
Once we have created a facial model and determined how we want it to move, the next step is to actually generate the sequence of facial images that form the desired animation. The generation of synthetic images has been the focus of intense research and development over the last forty years. There is a vast body of literature on synthetic image generation, and a wide range of synthesis techniques exist. It is not the intent of this chapter to provide in-depth discussion of image synthesis, but rather to introduce the major aspects of image synthesis, to provide pointers into the literature, and to highlight aspects that are particularly relevant to facial images.
