A Survey on Hair Modeling: Styling, Simulation, and Rendering

• Published in: IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 213 - 234
• Main Authors: Ward, K., Bertails, F., Tae-Yong Kim, Marschner, S.R., Cani, M.-P., Lin, M.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.03.2007; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Subjects: Application software; collision handling; Computational modeling; Computer Graphics; Computer Science; Computer Simulation; Elasticity; Graphics; Hair; Hair - anatomy & histology; Hair - physiology; Hair modeling; Handles; Hardware; hardware rendering; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Light scattering; Mathematical models; Models, Anatomic; Models, Biological; Movement - physiology; physically-based simulation; Rendering; Rendering (computer graphics); Solid modeling; State of the art; user interaction; Virtual humans; physically-based simulation; hardware rendering; collision handling; user-interaction; light scattering; Hair modeling
• ISSN: 1077-2626; 1941-0506
• DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2007.30

Realistic hair modeling is a fundamental part of creating virtual humans in computer graphics. This paper surveys the state of the art in the major topics of hair modeling: hairstyling, hair simulation, and hair rendering. Because of the difficult, often unsolved problems that arise in alt these areas, a broad diversity of approaches is used, each with strengths that make it appropriate for particular applications. We discuss each of these major topics in turn, presenting the unique challenges facing each area and describing solutions that have been presented over the years to handle these complex issues. Finally, we outline some of the remaining computational challenges in hair modeling