Digital 3D facial reconstruction of George Washington

Anshuman Razdan; Jeff Schwartz; Mathew Tocheri; Dianne Hansford

doi:10.1117/12.659226

26 January 2006 Digital 3D facial reconstruction of George Washington

Anshuman Razdan, Jeff Schwartz, Mathew Tocheri, Dianne Hansford

Proceedings Volume 6056, Three-Dimensional Image Capture and Applications VII; 60560I (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.659226
Event: Electronic Imaging 2006, 2006, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

PRISM is a focal point of interdisciplinary research in geometric modeling, computer graphics and visualization at Arizona State University. Many projects in the last ten years have involved laser scanning, geometric modeling and feature extraction from such data as archaeological vessels, bones, human faces, etc. This paper gives a brief overview of a recently completed project on the 3D reconstruction of George Washington (GW). The project brought together forensic anthropologists, digital artists and computer scientists in the 3D digital reconstruction of GW at 57, 45 and 19 including detailed heads and bodies. Although many other scanning projects such as the Michelangelo project have successfully captured fine details via laser scanning, our project took it a step further, i.e. to predict what that individual (in the sculpture) might have looked like both in later and earlier years, specifically the process to account for reverse aging. Our base data was GWs face mask at Morgan Library and Hudons bust of GW at Mount Vernon, both done when GW was 53. Additionally, we scanned the statue at the Capitol in Richmond, VA; various dentures, and other items. Other measurements came from clothing and even portraits of GW. The digital GWs were then milled in high density foam for a studio to complete the work. These will be unveiled at the opening of the new education center at Mt Vernon in fall 2006.

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Anshuman Razdan, Jeff Schwartz, Mathew Tocheri, and Dianne Hansford "Digital 3D facial reconstruction of George Washington", Proc. SPIE 6056, Three-Dimensional Image Capture and Applications VII, 60560I (26 January 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.659226

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