Meet Saya: the incredibly realistic computer-generated Japanese schoolgirl

Mark Frauenfelder 10:51 am Thu Oct 15, 2015

Teruyuki and Yuki Ishikawa are a husband-and-wife team of freelance 3D computer graphics artists from Tokyo. Their latest creation is Saya, and she is going to be the star in the movie they are self-producing.

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Saya was gently brought to life in their spare time as they attempted to balance commercial work and personal projects. According to the artists, the hardest part was achieving the moist, soft and translucent skin of girls this age. The hair, they add, are not up to their expectations.

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