URHead: A Unified UV-Space Representation for Joint Mesh-3DGS Optimization in Head Avatars

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.22673v1
• Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2026 04:39:05 GMT
• Title: URHead: A Unified UV-Space Representation for Joint Mesh-3DGS Optimization in Head Avatars
• Abstract summary: We present URHead, a unified representation for high-fidelity and animatable head avatars.<n>Our key contribution is a UV-space unification where both representations share a common UV parameterization.<n> URHead maintains full controllability while preserving subject-specific details, and outperforms existing state-of-the-art methods in parametric reconstruction quality and animation consistency.
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• Abstract: We present URHead, a unified representation for high-fidelity and animatable head avatars that fundamentally redefines mesh-Gaussian integration. While mesh-based methods offer precise geometric control but lack photorealistic detail, and Gaussian-based approaches achieve photorealism but suffer from poor structural consistency, existing hybrid solutions fail to fully leverage their complementary strengths. Our key contribution is a UV-space unification where both representations share a common UV parameterization. Through joint optimization with adaptive gaussian sampling, our method automatically learns to disentangle and allocate appropriate roles to each component. URHead maintains full parametric controllability while preserving subject-specific details, and outperforms existing state-of-the-art methods in reconstruction quality and animation consistency.

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