Apparatus and method for virtual makeup

A method for virtual makeup, comprising:

• extracting makeup area information from a virtual makeup template including information about a virtual makeup process of a first face model;
• generating reference position information about at least one element constituting a second face model;
• setting an area on the second face model on which makeup will be applied based on the makeup area information and the reference position information;
• and
• applying virtual makeup on the area on which makeup will be applied based on the virtual makeup template.

An apparatus for virtual makeup, comprising:

• a makeup history generator configured to generate a virtual makeup history including pieces of information about a virtual makeup process of a first face model;
• a makeup template generator configured to generate virtual makeup layers based on a plurality of related pieces of information among the pieces of information stored in the virtual makeup history, and generate a virtual makeup template by merging at least one of the virtual makeup layers;
• and
• a database configured to store information to be processed, and information having been processed by the makeup history generator and the makeup template generator.