Physical face cloning

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing computer program code, that, when executed, performs an operation comprising:

• determining a first target surface and a second target surface, the first target surface comprises a neutral target pose, and the second target surface comprising an expressive target pose;
• generating a shape geometry having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the outer surface is determined based on the first target surface comprising the neutral target pose;
• and
• modifying the inner surface based on a computational model that simulates deformation behavior of the shape geometry such that the outer surface of the shape geometry in a deformed state is at least in part determined based on the second target surface.

A system, comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• and
• a memory containing a program which when executed by the processors performs an operation comprising:
• determining a first target surface and a second target surface, the first target surface comprises a neutral target pose, and the second target surface comprising an expressive target pose;
• generating a shape geometry having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the outer surface is determined based on the first target surface comprising the neutral target pose;
• and
• modifying the inner surface based on a computational model that simulates deformation behavior of the shape geometry such that the outer surface of the shape geometry in a deformed state is at least in part determined based on the second target surface.