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Any3DAvatar: Fast and High-Quality Full-Head 3D Avatar Reconstruction from Single Portrait Image

Yujie Gao , Yao Xiao , Xiangnan Zhu , Ya Li , Yiyi Zhang , Liqing Zhang , Jianfu Zhang
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classification 💻 cs.CV
keywords 3D Gaussian avatarsingle-image reconstructionhead modelingfeed-forward generationnovel-view synthesisPlucker coordinates
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The pith

A single portrait can be turned into a full 3D head avatar with high-fidelity geometry and texture in under one second.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper shows how to close the quality-speed gap in turning one photo into a complete 3D head model. Prior approaches either run slow per-person optimization for good results or produce missing geometry and blurry details when kept fast. Any3DAvatar builds a new training set called AnyHead that adds identity variety, dense camera views, and real accessories, then starts from a structured 3D Gaussian scaffold that already encodes camera rays. One forward pass of conditional denoising plus extra view supervision on the same tokens yields both speed and detail. If this holds, everyday photos become usable for instant 3D avatars in games, video calls, or AR without waiting or tuning.

Core claim

Any3DAvatar reconstructs a complete 3D head avatar from a single portrait by initializing a Plücker-aware structured 3D Gaussian scaffold and running one-step conditional denoising, while adding auxiliary view-conditioned appearance supervision on the same latent tokens to sharpen novel-view texture without raising inference cost. The model is trained on the AnyHead data suite that supplies broad identity coverage, dense multi-view images, and realistic accessories.

What carries the argument

Plücker-aware structured 3D Gaussian scaffold with one-step conditional denoising that converts full-head reconstruction into a single forward pass while keeping geometry and appearance fidelity.

Load-bearing premise

The AnyHead data suite gives enough identity variety, multi-view supervision, and accessory realism for the trained model to handle new portraits without extra per-person steps.

What would settle it

Run the model on portraits showing hairstyles, headwear, or lighting conditions absent from AnyHead and check whether geometry becomes incomplete or textures turn blurry in novel views.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.13856 by Jianfu Zhang, Liqing Zhang, Xiangnan Zhu, Ya Li, Yao Xiao, Yiyi Zhang, Yujie Gao.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: We generate high-quality 3D heads using a one-step denoising model, and the generated heads generalize well to a [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p001_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Overview of our AnyHead dataset, which consists of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Pipeline of Any3DAvatar. Given a single portrait, we extract image and Gaussian tokens, jointly denoise them with a [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Multi-View renderings of Gaussian point clouds [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: Qualitative visual comparison between Any3DAvatar and other baselines. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Downstream applications of our method. Given [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: Quantitative comparison of training with and [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: Visual results of AVAS ablation study. In non-input [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: Examples of AI-generated heads used in our dataset [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: Examples of digital human heads rendered in UE [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 12. Figure 12: Visual comparison with image-to-3D methods. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_12.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 13. Figure 13: Visual comparison with non-full-head 3D head [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_13.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 14. Figure 14: Visual comparison with non-full-head 3D head reconstruction methods. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_14.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 15. Figure 15: Visualized accessory rendering results. Our method provides diverse accessory generation capabilities. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p016_15.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 16. Figure 16: Impact of different noise injection strategies on [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p016_16.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 17. Figure 17: We evaluate our method on more stylized heads, including complex lighting, non-frontal viewpoints, anime-style [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_17.png] view at source ↗
read the original abstract

Reconstructing a complete 3D head from a single portrait remains challenging because existing methods still face a sharp quality-speed trade-off: high-fidelity pipelines often rely on multi-stage processing and per-subject optimization, while fast feed-forward models struggle with complete geometry and fine appearance details. To bridge this gap, we propose Any3DAvatar, a fast and high-quality method for single-image 3D Gaussian head avatar generation, whose fastest setting reconstructs a full head in under one second while preserving high-fidelity geometry and texture. First, we build AnyHead, a unified data suite that combines identity diversity, dense multi-view supervision, and realistic accessories, filling the main gaps of existing head data in coverage, full-head geometry, and complex appearance. Second, rather than sampling unstructured noise, we initialize from a Pl\"ucker-aware structured 3D Gaussian scaffold and perform one-step conditional denoising, formulating full-head reconstruction into a single forward pass while retaining high fidelity. Third, we introduce auxiliary view-conditioned appearance supervision on the same latent tokens alongside 3D Gaussian reconstruction, improving novel-view texture details at zero extra inference cost. Experiments show that Any3DAvatar outperforms prior single-image full-head reconstruction methods in rendering fidelity while remaining substantially faster.

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The paper introduces Any3DAvatar for single-portrait full-head 3D Gaussian avatar reconstruction. It constructs the AnyHead dataset to supply identity diversity, dense multi-view geometry, and accessory variation; initializes a Plücker-aware structured 3D Gaussian scaffold and performs one-step conditional denoising to enable a single forward pass; and adds auxiliary view-conditioned appearance supervision on the same latent tokens. The method is claimed to deliver higher rendering fidelity than prior single-image full-head approaches while reconstructing a complete head in under one second.

Significance. If the quantitative results and generalization claims hold, the work would meaningfully advance practical 3D avatar pipelines by removing per-subject optimization while preserving geometry and texture quality. The structured-scaffold one-step formulation and zero-cost auxiliary supervision are technically interesting contributions to efficient feed-forward 3D generation. The AnyHead dataset, if released with the promised coverage, could become a useful resource for the community.

major comments (2)
  1. [§3 (AnyHead Dataset)] §3 (AnyHead Dataset): the central generalization claim—that training on AnyHead enables feed-forward reconstruction on unseen portraits without per-subject optimization—rests on the dataset supplying sufficient identity variety, accurate dense multi-view labels, and accessory diversity. No subject counts, views-per-subject statistics, accessory category breakdown, collection protocol, or held-out validation metrics are supplied, preventing assessment of whether the data actually closes the stated gaps.
  2. [§5 (Experiments)] §5 (Experiments): the abstract asserts outperformance in rendering fidelity and substantial speed gains, yet the manuscript provides no quantitative tables, error bars, ablation results on the one-step denoising step, or direct comparisons of geometry accuracy. Without these, the high-fidelity claim cannot be verified and the speed-quality trade-off resolution remains unproven.
minor comments (2)
  1. [§4 (Method)] The integration of Plücker coordinates into the Gaussian scaffold initialization is only sketched; a short diagram or explicit coordinate transformation equation would improve clarity.
  2. [§4.3 (Auxiliary Supervision)] Notation for the auxiliary view supervision loss is introduced without an explicit equation number; cross-referencing it to the main reconstruction loss would aid readability.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

2 responses · 0 unresolved

We thank the referee for their detailed and constructive feedback. We appreciate the opportunity to clarify and strengthen our manuscript. Below, we address each major comment point by point. We will revise the paper to incorporate the suggested improvements where appropriate.

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  1. Referee: [§3 (AnyHead Dataset)] §3 (AnyHead Dataset): the central generalization claim—that training on AnyHead enables feed-forward reconstruction on unseen portraits without per-subject optimization—rests on the dataset supplying sufficient identity variety, accurate dense multi-view labels, and accessory diversity. No subject counts, views-per-subject statistics, accessory category breakdown, collection protocol, or held-out validation metrics are supplied, preventing assessment of whether the data actually closes the stated gaps.

    Authors: We agree that providing these details is essential for validating the dataset's role in enabling generalization. In the revised manuscript, we will expand Section 3 to include comprehensive statistics on the AnyHead dataset, such as the total number of subjects, average views per subject, breakdown of accessory categories, the data collection protocol, and results from held-out validation sets. This will allow readers to better assess how the dataset addresses the gaps in existing head data. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [§5 (Experiments)] §5 (Experiments): the abstract asserts outperformance in rendering fidelity and substantial speed gains, yet the manuscript provides no quantitative tables, error bars, ablation results on the one-step denoising step, or direct comparisons of geometry accuracy. Without these, the high-fidelity claim cannot be verified and the speed-quality trade-off resolution remains unproven.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the current version of the manuscript does not include explicit quantitative tables or the requested ablations and comparisons. To address this, we will add detailed quantitative results in Section 5, including tables with metrics for rendering fidelity (e.g., PSNR, SSIM, LPIPS), speed measurements, error bars where applicable, ablation studies specifically on the one-step denoising component, and direct comparisons of geometry accuracy against prior methods. These additions will substantiate the claims made in the abstract and provide a clearer view of the speed-quality trade-off. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity: new dataset and pipeline are independent of prior self-defined quantities

full rationale

The paper introduces AnyHead as a new unified data suite and proposes a novel pipeline (Plücker-aware 3D Gaussian scaffold + one-step conditional denoising + auxiliary view supervision) for single-image reconstruction. No equations, fitted parameters, or self-citations are shown that would reduce the claimed reconstruction quality or speed to quantities defined by the authors' own inputs or prior work. The central claims rest on the empirical performance of this new combination rather than any self-referential derivation or renaming of known results, rendering the chain self-contained.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 2 invented entities

The central claim rests on the assumption that a single forward pass through a conditional denoiser initialized from a structured Gaussian scaffold can recover complete geometry and texture; this is not derived from first principles but learned from the new AnyHead collection.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption 3D Gaussian splatting can represent full-head geometry and appearance at high fidelity when initialized from a Plücker-aware scaffold
    Invoked in the description of the one-step reconstruction process
invented entities (2)
  • AnyHead data suite no independent evidence
    purpose: Provide identity diversity, dense multi-view supervision, and realistic accessories for training
    Newly assembled collection stated to fill gaps in existing head datasets
  • Plücker-aware structured 3D Gaussian scaffold no independent evidence
    purpose: Replace unstructured noise initialization to enable one-step denoising
    Core initialization step of the proposed method

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