Giving a Hand to Diffusion Models: a Two-Stage Approach to Improving Conditional Human Image Generation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2403.10731v2
• Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 10:29:22 GMT
• Title: Giving a Hand to Diffusion Models: a Two-Stage Approach to Improving Conditional Human Image Generation
• Authors: Anton Pelykh, Ozge Mercanoglu Sincan, Richard Bowden,
• Abstract summary: We introduce a novel approach to pose-conditioned human image generation, dividing the process into two stages: hand generation and subsequent body outpainting around the hands. A novel blending technique is introduced to preserve the hand details during the second stage that combines the results of both stages in a coherent way. Our approach not only enhances the quality of the generated hands but also offers improved control over hand pose, advancing the capabilities of pose-conditioned human image generation.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: Recent years have seen significant progress in human image generation, particularly with the advancements in diffusion models. However, existing diffusion methods encounter challenges when producing consistent hand anatomy and the generated images often lack precise control over the hand pose. To address this limitation, we introduce a novel approach to pose-conditioned human image generation, dividing the process into two stages: hand generation and subsequent body outpainting around the hands. We propose training the hand generator in a multi-task setting to produce both hand images and their corresponding segmentation masks, and employ the trained model in the first stage of generation. An adapted ControlNet model is then used in the second stage to outpaint the body around the generated hands, producing the final result. A novel blending technique is introduced to preserve the hand details during the second stage that combines the results of both stages in a coherent way. This involves sequential expansion of the outpainted region while fusing the latent representations, to ensure a seamless and cohesive synthesis of the final image. Experimental evaluations demonstrate the superiority of our proposed method over state-of-the-art techniques, in both pose accuracy and image quality, as validated on the HaGRID dataset. Our approach not only enhances the quality of the generated hands but also offers improved control over hand pose, advancing the capabilities of pose-conditioned human image generation. The source code of the proposed approach is available at https://github.com/apelykh/hand-to-diffusion.

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