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RealisHuman: A Two-Stage Approach for Refining Malformed Human Parts in Generated Images

arXiv 2409.03644 ↗First posted 5 Sep 2024cs.CVcited by 10

On the map: Diffusion models → Diffusion and flow policies for robotics

Abstract (arXiv)

In recent years, diffusion models have revolutionized visual generation, outperforming traditional frameworks like Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). However, generating images of humans with realistic semantic parts, such as hands and faces, remains a significant challenge due to their intricate structural complexity. To address this issue, we propose a novel post-processing solution named RealisHuman. The RealisHuman framework operates in two stages. First, it generates realistic human parts, such as hands or faces, using the original malformed parts as references, ensuring consistent details with the original image. Second, it seamlessly integrates the rectified human parts back into their corresponding positions by repainting the surrounding areas to ensure smooth and realistic blending. The RealisHuman framework significantly enhances the realism of human generation, as demonstrated by notable improvements in both qualitative and quantitative metrics. Code is available at https://github.com/Wangbenzhi/RealisHuman.

Key facts. Cited by 10 papers in the map (data through 7 Oct 2026). Placed in Diffusion and flow policies for robotics, one of 14 directions in Diffusion models. Builds on 20 of its 29 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 5 Sep 2024.

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20 of 29 references.

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  1. 2023HandRefiner: Refining Malformed Hands in Generated Images by Diffusion-based Conditional Inpainting29 Nov
  2. 2023Affordance Diffusion: Synthesizing Hand-Object Interactions21 Mar

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  1. 2023HyperHuman: Hyper-Realistic Human Generation with Latent Structural Diffusion
  2. 2024Controllable Face Synthesis with Semantic Latent Diffusion Models
  3. 2025Bringing Diversity from Diffusion Models to Semantic-Guided Face Asset Generation
  4. 2023Diffusion-HPC: Synthetic Data Generation for Human Mesh Recovery in Challenging Domains
  5. 2024Improving face generation quality and prompt following with synthetic captions
  6. 2023HumanNorm: Learning Normal Diffusion Model for High-quality and Realistic 3D Human Generation
  7. 2024HanDiffuser: Text-to-Image Generation With Realistic Hand Appearances
  8. 2025InfiniHuman: Infinite 3D Human Creation with Precise Control