Save hours of sculpting with a base mesh in minutes

Turn your reference images into a starting point for your next character.

Get a 3D head in MetaHuman topology with the initial likeness and proportions in place, ready to refine in your sculpting tools.

Create in Studio

From references to a first sculpt

Use photos, archival images or AI-generated character references to build a base mesh and review the likeness with your client or art director. Multiple angles help capture the head shape, but a single image works when references are limited.

Continue sculpting in ZBrush or Mudbox with a mesh in MetaHuman topology, or use the generated shape to wrap your own topology.

Reference photo: the head turned to one side

Reference photo: the head from the front

Reference photo: the head turned to the other side

Get a base for texturing

Generate 4K PBR textures to develop further or use as reference for skin materials, facial details and grooming. Texture cleanup removes hair and image artifacts.

Capture closer likeness for VFX production

For studios creating high-end digital doubles, Scan Reconstruction offers a more precise starting point for likeness work. It reconstructs head geometry directly from a dedicated photo set captured with even lighting and a neutral expression, ideally using a synchronized multi-camera rig.

Get a head in MetaHuman topology and an FBX scene with solved camera positions and focal lengths. Continue refining the likeness against matched views in Maya or another compatible DCC, with a choice of photo-projected or PBR textures and optional texture cleanup.

View capture guidelines

Build out your cast with the API

Automate base mesh generation for character libraries, crowds and background NPCs. Submit reference sets and retrieve meshes and textures for your artists to develop.

Scan Reconstruction is also available through the API for prepared captures.

Build with API

curl

# 1. Create a head and wait for it. Billed once per head; a failed head is free.
curl "https://api.keenface.ai/v2/heads?wait" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -F [email protected] -F [email protected] -F [email protected]

# 2. Get a GLB link. Files are included in the head price. Repeat after time_sec while "retry-after".
curl -s "https://api.keenface.ai/v2/heads/$HEAD_ID/model?mesh_format=glb" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" > link.json

# 3. Download it right away: the link must be opened within 20 seconds
curl -o head.glb "$(jq -r .data.url link.json)"

# API reference: https://keenface.ai/docs