Skin Color Image Analysis and Synthesis and Its Applications to Appearance Control

We introduce a practical skin color and texture analysis/synthesis technique for e-cosmetic function. The skin color image is analyzed by extracting hemoglobin, melanin and shading components by using the independent compo- nent analysis. We also propose to control the melanin texture continually and physiologically based on the analysis of 123 skin textures in our database. The shading is also controlled to change the translucency of the skin by simple kernel operations.