Sketch-Based Face Editing in Videos Using Identity Deformation Transfer

We address the problem of using hand-drawn sketches to edit the facial identity, such as enlarging the shape or modifying the position of eyes or mouth, in the entire video. This task is formulated as a 3D face model reconstruction and deformation problem. We first introduce a two-stage real-time 3D face model fitting schema to recover the facial identity and expressions from the video. User's editing intention is recognized from input sketches as a set of facial modifications. Then a novel identity deformation algorithm is proposed to transfer these facial deformations from 2D space to the 3D facial identity directly, while preserving the facial expressions. After an optional stage for further refining the 3D face model, these changes are propagated to the whole video with the modified identity. Both the user study and experimental results demonstrate that our sketching framework can help users effectively edit facial identities in videos, while high consistency and fidelity are ensured at the same time.