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Image composition refers to inserting a foreground object into a background image to obtain a composite image. In this work, we focus on generating plausible shadows for the inserted foreground object to make the composite image more…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-01-05 Xinhao Tao , Junyan Cao , Yan Hong , Li Niu

In the realm of image composition, generating realistic shadow for the inserted foreground remains a formidable challenge. Previous works have developed image-to-image translation models which are trained on paired training data. However,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-25 Qingyang Liu , Junqi You , Jianting Wang , Xinhao Tao , Bo Zhang , Li Niu

Image composition refers to inserting a foreground object into a background image to obtain a composite image. In this work, we focus on generating plausible shadow for the inserted foreground object to make the composite image more…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-08-22 Qingyang Liu , Jianting Wang , Li Niu

Realistic shadow generation is crucial for achieving seamless image compositing, yet existing methods primarily focus on single-object insertion and often fail to generalize when multiple foreground objects are composited into a background…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-06 Waqas Ahmed , Dean Diepeveen , Ferdous Sohel

Image composition involves inserting a foreground object into the background while synthesizing environment-consistent effects such as shadows and reflections. Although shadow generation has been extensively studied, reflection generation…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-03 Haonan Zhao , Qingyang Liu , Jiaxuan Chen , Li Niu

Generating realistic shadows for inserted objects requires reasoning about scene geometry and illumination. However, most existing methods operate purely in image space, leaving the physical relationship between objects, lighting, and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Shilin Hu , Jingyi Xu , Akshat Dave , Dimitris Samaras , Hieu Le

We introduce an interactive Soft Shadow Network (SSN) to generates controllable soft shadows for image compositing. SSN takes a 2D object mask as input and thus is agnostic to image types such as painting and vector art. An environment…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-04-05 Yichen Sheng , Jianming Zhang , Bedrich Benes

Realistic shadow generation is a critical component for high-quality image compositing and visual effects, yet existing methods suffer from certain limitations: Physics-based approaches require a 3D scene geometry, which is often…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-17 Onur Tasar , Clément Chadebec , Benjamin Aubin

Image compositing is a method used to generate realistic yet fake imagery by inserting contents from one image to another. Previous work in compositing has focused on improving appearance compatibility of a user selected foreground segment…

Graphics · Computer Science 2017-12-05 Fuwen Tan , Crispin Bernier , Benjamin Cohen , Vicente Ordonez , Connelly Barnes

As a common image editing operation, image composition (object insertion) aims to combine the foreground from one image and another background image, to produce a composite image. However, there are many issues that could make the composite…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Li Niu , Wenyan Cong , Liu Liu , Yan Hong , Bo Zhang , Jing Liang , Liqing Zhang

We propose a novel deep learning method for shadow removal. Inspired by physical models of shadow formation, we use a linear illumination transformation to model the shadow effects in the image that allows the shadow image to be expressed…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-11-10 Hieu Le , Dimitris Samaras

Generating realistic cast shadows for inserted foreground objects is a crucial yet challenging problem in image composition, where maintaining geometric consistency of shadow and object in complex scenes remains difficult due to the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Jing Li , Jing Zhang

Compositing an object into an image involves multiple non-trivial sub-tasks such as object placement and scaling, color/lighting harmonization, viewpoint/geometry adjustment, and shadow/reflection generation. Recent generative image…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-12 Gemma Canet Tarrés , Zhe Lin , Zhifei Zhang , Jianming Zhang , Yizhi Song , Dan Ruta , Andrew Gilbert , John Collomosse , Soo Ye Kim

Shadows are essential for realistic image compositing. Physics-based shadow rendering methods require 3D geometries, which are not always available. Deep learning-based shadow synthesis methods learn a mapping from the light information to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-07-18 Yichen Sheng , Yifan Liu , Jianming Zhang , Wei Yin , A. Cengiz Oztireli , He Zhang , Zhe Lin , Eli Shechtman , Bedrich Benes

We introduce a high-fidelity portrait shadow removal model that can effectively enhance the image of a portrait by predicting its appearance under disturbing shadows and highlights. Portrait shadow removal is a highly ill-posed problem…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-10 Jae Shin Yoon , Zhixin Shu , Mengwei Ren , Xuaner Zhang , Yannick Hold-Geoffroy , Krishna Kumar Singh , He Zhang

Dealing with the inconsistency between a foreground object and a background image is a challenging task in high-fidelity image composition. State-of-the-art methods strive to harmonize the composed image by adapting the style of foreground…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-01-12 Fangneng Zhan , Shijian Lu , Changgong Zhang , Feiying Ma , Xuansong Xie

Image harmonization aims to adjust the foreground illumination in a composite image to make it harmonious. The existing harmonization methods can only produce one deterministic result for a composite image, ignoring that a composite image…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-07-23 Xinhao Tao , Tianyuan Qiu , Junyan Cao , Li Niu

We propose DeRenderNet, a deep neural network to decompose the albedo and latent lighting, and render shape-(in)dependent shadings, given a single image of an outdoor urban scene, trained in a self-supervised manner. To achieve this goal,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-04-29 Yongjie Zhu , Jiajun Tang , Si Li , Boxin Shi

Generative image composition aims to regenerate the given foreground object in the background image to produce a realistic composite image. Some high-authenticity methods can adjust foreground pose/view to be compatible with background,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-24 Jingyuan Wang , Li Niu

Recent advancements in large generative models, particularly diffusion-based methods, have significantly enhanced the capabilities of image editing. However, achieving precise control over image composition tasks remains a challenge.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-11-28 Jinrui Yang , Qing Liu , Yijun Li , Soo Ye Kim , Daniil Pakhomov , Mengwei Ren , Jianming Zhang , Zhe Lin , Cihang Xie , Yuyin Zhou
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