: How can I create realistic head shots of non-existent people? I want to make some photos of someone who does not really exist, but I don't know where should I start. Initially I wanted to

@RJPawlick971

Even Hollywood hasn't quite perfected it, though they're getting close. So, I suppose that's one option...use the technology that 0 million films have for creating photo-realistic renderings.

Granted, you don't have to ANIMATE a head shot, so perhaps you can get by with a slightly smaller budget.

Beyond that, since this is for a still, you might be able to get away with an 'OK' 3D model combined with a highly talented digital portrait artist who can enhance the 'wireframe'.

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@Murray976

Not exactly the answer you are looking for (different angles), but an example of something that can be done with overlapping pictures. When I read your question I instantly thought of "the average face", an experiment that used photos overlay to generate population's averages: www.faceresearch.org/demos/average


This site lets you play around with some pre-determined photos, but you could try something similar (not sure which software would be better for this, any ideas?). Problem is, unless you have pictures of different people in different angles, and overlay the same ones... you will only get frontal pics. But it's a plan B (or C) to consider.

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